Dutch Army Shoe Cleaning Kit

Dutch Army Boot Care Roll

This is the shoe cleaning kit issued to Dutch Army personnel for keeping boots and service shoes polished. Brushes, polish and cloths all go into one olive drab roll that folds flat and closes with a strap, so it fits in a footlocker, a rucksack lid or a bag in the car. It suits soldiers, cadets and anyone who wears leather boots, and it also appeals to collectors of Dutch military kit.

Features

• Roll-Up Pouch Design — The kit opens flat so you can see every item at once, then folds into a compact flap-closed pack.
• Three Tube Pockets — A stack of three long sleeves on one side holds tubes, bottles or rolled cloths upright.
• Central Brush Compartment — A wide middle pocket carries the brushes side by side so the bristles stay together.
• Dedicated Polish Pocket — A separate flat pocket on the right holds a standard round tin of shoe polish.
• Hook-And-Loop Closure — A fabric tab with hook-and-loop fastening, the touch fastener often sold as Velcro, keeps the rolled kit shut.
• Brushes As Pictured — The kit shown carries a large bristle brush, a smaller applicator brush and a grey-handled detail brush for welts and seams.
• KIWI Shoe Polish — The photographed kit includes a tin of KIWI paste polish in its own pocket.
• Olive Drab Fabric — The pouch is made from military olive drab fabric with stitched seams throughout.

Genuine Dutch Issue

This kit was made for the Dutch Army and supplied to its troops, not produced for the commercial market. The pocket layout reflects a service requirement: everything needed for a boot inspection, organized so nothing rattles loose in a kit bag. Collectors and reenactors building a Dutch soldier's personal kit will find it a period-correct piece, and it works just as well in everyday use.