And this is a foot that’s getting pushed into the mud. I would expect the toes to spread out a bit, wouldn’t you?
Here’s what I suggest: do an outline of your own foot (without shoes or socks) and shrink the image down on a copier. Overlay a cut-out on the picture at the top of this article and than think about what you see.
Feet spread out during aging, bare or not. I have small feet theat are wide. But these weird toes aren’t from spreading; whoever did the forgery stuck them on at an impossible angle!