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What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle #18976380 12/01/23
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,688 Likes: 46 Bozeman, MT shrapnel OP Campfire Ranger
OP shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,688 Likes: 46 Bozeman, MT	I found this belt in a bunch of old stuff and I don’t know what it is. Any ideas of its origin or use??

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Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle shrapnel #18976388 12/01/23
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rcamuglia Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 10,943 Likes: 72	Looks like it’s got an adjustment there to me. Maybe a Bandolier? Originally Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle shrapnel #18976496 12/01/23
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,580 Likes: 1 flyover country T teamprairiedog Campfire Regular
teamprairiedog Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,580 Likes: 1 flyover country	I believe that it is a Mills... U.S.GI. . I've got two of them plus a reproduction for 12ga. . One of mine is dirty white like yours... it probably was white for garrison duty or parade. It's loops fit 45/70. The other is more of a greenish khaki and has loops sewn onto the loops holding twice as many rounds. It fits 30/40. The two ends will unhook. Oh, the loops on mine are nearly as long as the belts are wide. molɔ̀ːn labé skýla

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle teamprairiedog #18976505 12/01/23
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OP shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,688 Likes: 46 Bozeman, MT	Originally Posted by teamprairiedog The two ends will unhook. The ends will not unhook or allow the belt to be opened. Bandolier seems to be its purpose, there is provision to change the length of the belt but no way to open it…

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle shrapnel #18976517 12/01/23
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OP shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,688 Likes: 46 Bozeman, MT	There is some sort of brass hanger on it as well…

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Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle shrapnel #18976523 12/01/23
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SBTCO Campfire Tracker S Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,869 Likes: 5	Check this website. Appears to be what teamprairiedog suggests. https://oakleafmilitaria.com/118usb5.html “Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.” ― G. Orwell "Why can't men kill big game with the same cartridges women and kids use?" _Eileen Clarke "Unjust authority confers no obligation of obedience." - Alexander Hamilton

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dan_oz Campfire Regular D Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,586	Are there any markings on it? Eg "Pat. Mills & Orndorff"? British broad arrow (the British government bought these too, for the Boer war)

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle shrapnel #18976558 12/01/23
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Verylargeboots Campfire Regular V Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 2,710 Likes: 3 Virginia	I'd be surprised if I'm right but that looks to me like a Boer Wars bandolier.

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle shrapnel #18976575 12/01/23
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,580 Likes: 1 flyover country T teamprairiedog Campfire Regular
teamprairiedog Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,580 Likes: 1 flyover country	OK. molɔ̀ːn labé skýla

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle shrapnel #18976751 12/02/23
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MtnHiker Campfire Member M Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 422 Utah	Not sure which military but definitely old military. Cartridge belts and bandoliers with loops were often canvas to stop verdigris on the brass. That is the green waxy crud you get when brass is against leather for awhile. Canvas was also lighter. I had a buddy RIP who had a bunch of this stuff. He would have known but I' d guess it is a belt due to the hanger on it. I also suspect there is a way to open it up.

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Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle shrapnel #18976886 12/02/23
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WhiteFawn Campfire Member W Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 420	No experience with bandoleers but the hook might be a loose point of attachment to a belt or someplace on clothing to keep the cartridges in the most accessible position. Wouldn't do to be in the thick of battle and find your spare ammunition out of reach on your back.

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle WhiteFawn #18976899 12/02/23
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CashisKing Campfire Ranger C Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 22,013 Likes: 18 Anywhere people are Less Stupi...	Originally Posted by WhiteFawn No experience with bandoleers but the hook might be a loose point of attachment to a belt or someplace on clothing to keep the cartridges in the most accessible position. Wouldn't do to be in the thick of battle and find your spare ammunition out of reach on your back. That is about what I thought... But no idea really... Still a cool item. If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.

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earlybrd Campfire Ranger E Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 15,388 Likes: 28	Something screams San Juan hill

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle shrapnel #18977120 12/02/23
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,518 Likes: 24 Filer, ID Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna
Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,518 Likes: 24 Filer, ID	I'll bet that Custer would have given anything for a wagon load of those. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle shrapnel #18977122 12/02/23
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mark shubert Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,436 Likes: 2 Las Vegas NM	I wonder if the hook is a frog (correct word ?) for a bayonet or sabre. I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle dan_oz #18977134 12/02/23
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slumlord Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 67,545 Likes: 68 TN	Originally Posted by SBTCO Check this website. Appears to be what teamprairiedog suggests. https://oakleafmilitaria.com/118usb5.html Originally Posted by dan_oz Are there any markings on it? Eg "Pat. Mills & Orndorff"? British broad arrow (the British government bought these too, for the Boer war) If they’d only open the link.

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle mark shubert #18977135 12/02/23
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earlybrd Campfire Ranger E Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 15,388 Likes: 28	Originally Posted by mark shubert I wonder if the hook is a frog (correct word ?) for a bayonet or sabre. Yes

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle shrapnel #18977176 12/02/23
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,518 Likes: 24 Filer, ID Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna
Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,518 Likes: 24 Filer, ID	A photo from the Boer war. It's hard to see if they're wearing the exact same thing, but they're similar anyway. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: What Kind Of Web Belt Is This With No Buckle slumlord #18977201 12/02/23
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OP shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,688 Likes: 46 Bozeman, MT	Originally Posted by slumlord Originally Posted by SBTCO Check this website. Appears to be what teamprairiedog suggests. https://oakleafmilitaria.com/118usb5.html Originally Posted by dan_oz Are there any markings on it? Eg "Pat. Mills & Orndorff"? British broad arrow (the British government bought these too, for the Boer war) If they’d only open the link. Similar but not the same…

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