Thanks for all the opinions.
I have decided to keep it.
If it is a repro... well I've been screwed by less pretty things.
It is a pretty belt!
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Thanks for all the opinions.
I have decided to keep it.
If it is a repro... well I've been screwed by less pretty things.
It is a pretty belt!
In honor of my father Howard C. Ricks, Corporal, Co. E, 2nd Battalion, 20th Marine Engineers, 4th Marine Division. Feb. 1943 - Oct. 1945. Serial No. 813302. Roi-Namur, Feb. 1, 1944, Green Beach 1; Saipan, Jun. 5, 1944, Yellow Beach 1; Tinian, Jul. 23, 1944, White Beach 1; Iwo Jima, Feb. 19, 1945, Blue Beach 1.
Senior Member
If Butlersrangers thinks its real then it problay is, as I stated I am no expert. I will pick up a repro to go with my carbine.
Junior Member
It's an original circa 1905 commercial belt for sporting use. Notice the gentle age fading of the black tracer threads in the belt. I expect that the metal fittings are subdued bronze. These have never been reproduced. There's no real demand for reproductions of this style belt. I used to see similar high condition belts at shows in the good old days offered as military, but that's just a story for the uninitiated.
It's a beautiful belt. Enjoy it sparingly! The cotton is not as strong and serviceable as it was 100 years ago.
Yours,
Eureka Arsenal
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