Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1874 Leather Waist Belt And Buckle Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets thus the data plate is

thus the data plate is marked "Sparton U

under the COLTS PATENT marking on the frame

It measures approximately 33 x 39 inches and has the standard NSDAP Swas (Hook Cross) dyed onto a circular white field

The Drahtschere (wire cutters) were key during WWI

and to the values upheld by the Corps

Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1874 Leather Waist Belt And Buckle Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets thus the data plate isOriginal Item: Only One Available. Dating from the Indian Wars in the 1870s and 1880s, this is known as a Model 1874 Waist Belt, as used by the U. S. Army for the last decades of the 19th Century. It is of simple sturdy leather construction, with a heavy U. S. Brass Belt Plate Buckle, with a hook on the back that attaches to the end fitting on the other end. The belt could be used to suspend holsters, ammunition cartridges, and other field gear items