Found in "Stepping Through Time" by Olaf Goubitz, Carol van Driel-Murry and Willy Groenman-van Waateringe this is the quintessential Landsknechts shoe worn by Swiss & German  mercenaries.  This shoe became a fashion sensation and was worn all over Europe.  The shoe dates commonly from 1480 to 1540 during the late medieval period and into the renaissance.  Common names for this shoe are bear paw (if the shoe was cut and slashed), cow mouth or cowmouth, Kuhmaul, and bear paw shoe. This shoe is very similar to those worn by the Swiss Guard at the Vatican. The Landsknecht shoe is also worn by Henry VIII in several paintings.

The Landsknecht Shoe is constructed of 3 to 4 oz top-grain cowhide leather, period reproduction brass buckles based on finds listed in Dress Accessories by the British Museum, and leather sole McKay stitched, which duplicates a period tunnel stitch, with no visible machine stitching.