Original British WWI Souvenir Leather Belt with 16 Attached Buttons, Badges & Insignia Japanese Antique Guns The rear sight bed is

The rear sight bed is marked clearly

The open toed holster having been altered at some time to close the bottom opening

and National levels all used different colored piping

Following a 1950 Conference decision

this handsome late Indian Wars officer’s frock coat is certain to prove an attractive cloth acquisition to any American military display or collection

Original British WWI Souvenir Leather Belt with 16 Attached Buttons, Badges & Insignia Japanese Antique Guns The rear sight bed isOriginal Item: One of a kind. American soldiers were known for their love of souvenirs in the Great War; So, a lot of material history of the war came across the Atlantic with returning soldiers. Among collectors of military memorabilia from World War One "SOUVENIR BELTS" are items of interest. German soldiers' leather belts, and other belts from participating armies, that were festooned with buttons from soldiers uniforms are called Hate Belts