Converse Weapon OG X Fragment

Hey Guys! Today we take a detailed look and review at the Converse Weapon OG for 2023 in the Fragment colorway.

Release Date: May 11, 2023

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[johnegbert]

Someone at Converse is finally tapping into the insane history of shoes they have. There's a countless amount of models they've released and insane roster of athletes they've signed in the past. I can only hope they truely try to tap into their heritage. The first shoe I truly loved was the converse weapon. Magic Johnson has always been my favorite player and it helped my dad had the low top navy/yellow pair back in 2002 when I was a kid. I ended up paying in that same pair in 2010 when I was in middle school. Then in 2012 I got my hands on a high top Lakers colorway that was mainly suede and I believe they were from the 2009 retro. I played in them as a kid/teen and they held up well but the second I transition over to the Lebron 10 and Kobe 8 later in High school I pretty much left the old tech for casual. I've chased down the few pairs over the years but happy to see them finally bring them back without whatever drugs influence that outsole they've been doing in most recent years. Honestly considered buying the Bird colorway and trying to find a different sole something more OG. Thanks Nightwing for the review

[forsurely]

Man I’ve been waiting for these to retro for so long. Converse has so much archive it’s crazy. I wish the Aero Jams would retro as-well.

[McDerff]

I'll consider them back when they release a non collab colorway.

[Yingaling]

i remember the weapon retros in the early 2000s, i had the lakers, sixers, celtics, white and greys, and white/gum bottoms in high school. These are definitely my favorite silhouette and model of all time.

[thomascalderon]

Basically the converse weapon hi has two important things they advertised. One is the shoe has full eva foam inside the rubber cupsole, and the second is the y-ankle padding that keeps stability and provides comfort when you're doing crazy moves. The bottoms that are shown are accurate except for two things. The converse logo is two toned, so the star and the converse is colored, while the background is actually white. And the square boxes on the back of the heel that's shaped like a U is supposed to be white as well (at least in my original 86 pair). Another thing from the original is the midsole is a bit inaccurate on the converse logo. And the stitch lining is too much of a slope when the original is more perfectly horizontal. Magic wore them, and Larry wore them.

[hunterspebble]

Thanks to all the Kids that are calling these the "Poor man Travis" so I can cop this piece of history without problems.

[carluyabut]

I'M SO EXCITED FOR THESE! THESE WILL GO GREAT WITH THE OTHER ICONIC RETROS LIKE THE FORUMS AND JORDANS, toptens and fastbreaks! I hope they make the OG colorways, or at least the Birds/Black 'n' White and Magics/Lakers colors....

[yonsei]

Loving how Converse/Nike back the the Weapons. Now if they can actually bring back some of the mid 90's Cons basketball shoes like the ERX-260. Thanks again for another great video. Looking forward to seeing more content from all of you!

[AdmiralofAges]

The Converse Weapon is the greatest product Converse ever made. Ever. The box is a retro box that is supposed to be a recreation of the way the early boxes were around the time the shoe was released in 1986. This wasn't exclusive for the Weapon though. Other Converse basketball shoes also came in a silver box during that time period. I like that nod to the past. Every now and then for a while you'd see a vintage pair with the original silver box pop up on eBay. But not so much anymore (for obvious reasons). This version of the Weapon is totally unique compared to other earlier iterations. The earliest shoes looked like they had a skinnier last that they were built on so the shoes looked slimmer. Later retros of the Weapon of the early to mid 2000's were produced with a wider appearing sole, and a bulkier look overall. It's funny that you point out the ankle collar looking puffy because that's how they're meant to look. The vintage pairs from the photos have clearly had it, so it's harder to tell. But they are supposed to have a leather upper, through and through. The last true retro of the Weapon was a 25th anniversary shoe called the "Weapon 86". Through different iterations of the shoe they used different materials for the tongues, and other panels. Sometimes leather, sometimes nylon, maybe even faux suede. On the Lakers colorway for the Weapon 86 the triangle design parts/ankle collar of the shoe where the heel is were actually purple faux suede. They took it back to the skinnier look of the sole for that shoe, and produced four release colors, a Celtics colorway, a Lakers, another alternate Celtics colorway and a Lakers low top that released exclusively at Bodega in Boston. That would've been around 2011 or so. Converse even briefly allowed customers to customize a weapon low in the colors of their choosing. They only did it for about a month though. But yeah, really interesting shoe. I hope you're right and we'll see more colors soon.

[rikkalber]

The thinner soles were are earlier version. The thicker sole like these was exactly how my lakers pair was back in the day. From the looks of the these the cut and shape looks amazingly close to Ogs. I can’t wait to see what color ways they drop! These were the shoes back then until Mike these were the top dogs!

[Spoiledfeet]

I was gonna PM you about the weapons coming back and then I see this! Hoping for Magic's and Bird's colorways to come back🙏

[derrickjones]

had a pair of magic weapons back in like 89...rocked em with purple and gold checker boarded laces. ohhh the memories, loved em and still do ❤ 😋

[Phinalhour]

HELL YEAH THEY BACK!!! I've been waiting to get these back on my feet! The last pair I had was the Purple/White/Yellow Lakers colorway in HS. Hell yeah!

[GreekSneakCollector]

Converse has an enormous sneaker history!

[phaze]

I still have my dad's LARRY BIRD WEAPON shoes on my shelf🙏🔥

[VistaBlueGT]

Hey Chris, great review. Converse needs to release an all-white pair for people to customize. This would be awesome!

[alanoranday]

Im a diehard Nike/Jordan fan, but the “Weapon” is sneaker history, these are must comps!

[JoeRandom]

She’s an amazing actress that has no clue how to help anyone. She literally acted her way to VP.

[DRock]

Damn, these are sick. I played in the Red/White/Blue colorway in grade school. Damn nostalgia 😂

[MaddNomad]

This should always be available like the Chucks. Weapons paved the way right after