i stopped by the shop this morning, apparently they're almost exclusively using the sticky dark brown wax for repairing boots and stuff for the Foreign Legion post that's outside of town.
He must have a good memory as the FFL stopped wearing the brown Palladium boot with replaceable soles just after Gulf War 1. (1990-91). They went onto black high legs and now use modern versions in brown by Meindl, Haix and Kestral, depending on deployment requirements (sandy/jungle/temperate).
The Palladiums fetch good money on the open market, £2-300, if you can get your hands on some from the boot repair place!
You could be on a gold mine!!
Bloody horrible things!
