The Courteney Boot Company (Pvt) Ltd

The Courteney Boot Company produces a wide range of Shoes, Boots, Sandals and luggage in quality exotic leathers. Our Courteney Selous is a classic boot - tested and proven by South Africa's elite professional hunters and safari guides.

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The veldtschoen (trans. ‘bush shoe’) was developed by the Dutch Voortrekkers and Pioneers. It was a rough shoe made of raw gamehide, invented by necessity on the long trek northwards into Africa. Of an unusually outward flanged construction, the upper was hand sewn to the sole and insole to create an extremely comfortable weather-proof boot, impervious to bush thorns, the bite of snake or insect, and the rugged terrain: highly individual and practical footwear.

Today’s veldtschoen remains unchanged from its original concept, but benefits from the modern advantages of innovative shoe making. Designed specifically for the African veld, Courteney boots are expensive, hand made, genuine gameskin veldtschoens, double stitched for extra strength.

Today the Courteney Boot Company ships its exclusive, handmade boots all over the world. The company workshops are located in the historical city of Bulawayo, built as a pioneer fort near the royal kraal of king Lobengula of the Matabele. After 100 years Bulawayo still retains an air of colonial elegance, and is a clean and friendly city with tree-lined avenues, a thriving industrial sector and modern facilities.

All materials used in the making of these boots are from renewable resources. Indeed the commercial use of our wildlife ensures its long-term conservation on a continent where population pressures on ‘undeveloped’ land are high, and growing stronger every year.