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[Peter Laidler]

I bet that a lot of those belt materials are from now long amalgamated or disbanded regiments although the last one is Royal Artillery. Years ago the buckles were a high nickel content brass (?) but over the past 15 years or so, they're chrome plated rubbishy cheap pot metal. When I was finishing, one of the young Craftsmen at the workshop here asked me if he could have my Stable belt when I left. Being niave and stupid, I thought it was because he appreciated something I'd done or even respected me for something....................... When I gave it to him out of my drawer, I asked him what he wanted it for, expecting a complimentary sort of answer, he replied '......... it's got a nice, old nickel; brass buckle and you don't see them like that anymore'. That's the way to deflate ego's!!!!!!!!! I kept my gilt and silver cap badge as nobody ever noticed that it was from Australia with RAEME on it

Where were we........., ah, stable belts.........

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[saddler]

I bet that a lot of those belt materials are from now long amalgamated or disbanded regiments although the last one is Royal Artillery...I kept my gilt and silver cap badge as nobody ever noticed that it was from Australia with RAEME on it

Where were we........., ah, stable belts.........

You sure the A in the badge didn't mean Ancient??
...I'll get me coat....

Yes, I was told a lot of them were from long defunct units, 3rd Irregular Shirkers, 17th/32nd Combined Barrage Balloon Winchmen, etc.

Just checked: I have a couple of the MoD spec sheets for stable belts - they are not too out of date: mid-late 90's.
The data is a bit at times: like in identifying the different belt colours, they give a written description rather than a line drawing or colour photo. Typical for Whitehall...