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Special Interests - Groups & Societies => The Barracks => Topic started by: LongWalker on August 03, 2022, 11:53:43 AM
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I'm in need of a cartridge belt to go with my trapdoor. I'm debating a military belt rather than my usual civilian belts. Any reason for a shooter to prefer WPG's 1881 belt over their 1885 belt?
Thanks,
Jim
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Referring to the Indians, with whom he lived for a time, Charlie also stated, "The Indians had it all, and we took it away from them for thirty (dollars) a month and found (food)!" Or approximately what he said.
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Referring to the Indians, with whom he lived for a time, Charlie also stated, "The Indians had it all, and we took it away from them for thirty (dollars) a month and found (food)!" Or approximately what he said.
Hey Trailrider, I'm thinking you are responding to a different discussion??
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Is this still a civilian impression? if so go for the "1885" (I think that's a misnomer, they were fielded earlier than that) with the sewn on leather ends. These were an expediency measure until the full Mills belts with the "C" closure/"H" buckle could be fielded, then were rapidly surplused out. I've seen several pictures of civilians wearing these belts, or ones much like them.
For a military impression, the "C" closure all web belts were fielded well into the 20th century, it's rare to see a civilian with one.
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OK, dug out my copy of "American Military Belts and Related Equipments" variations on the leather ended belt was trialed 1876 to 1880 or so, fielded from 1881-1885 or so alongside several variations of the "H" buckle belt, until the H buckles and C closures had been fully adapted by 1885. after that the leather billeted belt was surplused out.