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Found this while de-junking my house. It is a 32 inch belt, where do you find 32 inch soldiers ? The upper edge has two sewn in d-rings for use as a Sam Browns belt. The other strap is on slides. The crossing of the belts has a sewn in loop. It has a sword attachment. The owner's name was Al Gallup. So what type of sodier wore this?
Looks like the standard Sam Browne sword belt seen with the suspenders set you never see. The mag pouch is like the US Cavalry early set. I wonder if this could have been cavalry? They would have had the 1912 swivel holster on one of those sliders. I see this sort of setup for sale at about $500+USD. The holsters go for vast amounts alone. Look up pics of Uniforms of the Mexican Punitive Expedition for some insight.
As for the 32" waist, my first trip overseas I had a 28" and came back 32". I was 32" for nearly 20 years I guess and steady at 175 Lbs. It took until I was early thirties before I went to a 34" waist. Not much bigger now.
Well that was wrong wasn't it? They'd have had the standard M1916 holster on one those sliders. The M1912 had a long swivel that didn't need the slider.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle