Ammo belt

[RCS]

USMC Boyt 43 cartridge belt and USMC M1910 shovel cover with off-set belt hook (backside) and 1903 stock also with MISS stampAttachment 24168

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Now, that is incredible RCS!

[LimeyCarbineLover]

Yeah Yeah Yeah RCS you can stop bragging now......

Outstanding and getting really hard to find now specific USMC M1923 Cartridge belts...usually made by Boyt......

Nice salty example....well done.

Guys correct me if i am wrong but the way to distinguish between a KW era belt and a WW2 era belt is the fact that KW era belts didnt have the stripper clip strap.....as by then the standard M1 Garand "en bloc" was the primary ammo clip.

Regards

Lloyd

[browningautorifle]

Sounds right, the ones I saw were green only and good shape. Korea works for me.

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Update - Found a 1958 dated cartridge belt with for sale (not mine) in the very green color and it was still being made in '58 with the straps inside the pouches.

(Looks like Jim may be correct on this one)

[mattgunguy]

wish i had a better camera for this snce my first pic sucks. im not so far into this as to know what # od something is, so my hat is off to y'all who do. the only marking i can make out on mine is a faint B over a 4 and something i cant make out. the material itself is two diferent colors mostaly a shade of od. the pull flaps and the material on the inside which holds the belt in place is more of a tan color ( butternut where i come from ) ill attempt to get a pic up that is better. sorry i wasnt following this better as y'all are a true wealth of info, but i was busy getting marrried and my wife was accepting no distraction from my hobbies.

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Congratulations mattgunguy!

Now that you have that little marriage distraction out of the way, you can get back to important things and we can figure out what your belt is since you started this thread!

Seriously, try to take some photos in outside lighting if you can. If your belt has khaki shades it's most likely WWII. Every one of these I've seen from the Korean War era and beyond is solid OD #7 (Olive drab green)

[mattgunguy]

ok folks i got the chance to take some better pics.















hope this can help clarify things

[Harlan (Deceased)]

MUCH better photos mattgunguy! That's definitely a WWII vintage belt.

Let me know if you ever want to double your money! You stole it for $20.

[LimeyCarbineLover]

Harlan you need a spare cartridge belt ?....... and yes Matt 100% WW2 vintage m1923 Belt...nice score for $20

Regards

Lloyd