US ARMY OFFICERS BELT BUCKLE SURPLUS NEVER USED-MINT NR
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THIS IS REAL NOT A REPRO! THIS IS THE LAST ONE I HAVE T ARE NO MORE MY GRANDFATHER OWNED AND OPERATED COLUMBIA LEATHERWORKS IN THE CHICAGO AREA WELL PRIOR TO WWII. HE HAD US ARMY CONTRACTS FOR DRESS OFFICER ACUTRAMENTS AND HAD SURPLUS ITEMS OF THIS SORT. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO NARROW DOWN A DATE RANGE ONLY FOR THIS STYLE. IT DATES FROM THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR TO SLIGHTLY BEFORE WWI. THE EAGLE IS NOT CAST AS A PART OF THE WHOLE AND IS SEPARATE, IT IS BRAZED ON. EARLIER STYLES WERE CAST AS A WHOLE AND LATER STYLES, THE EAGLE WAS PINNED ON. THE FACT THAT IT IS MARKED MADE IN USA SHOULD DATE IT LATER THAN 1894. THIS IS ALL I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT THIS ITEM, MAYBE YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE. I AM A FIRM BELIEVER FROM WHAT I HAVE GARNERED AND SEEN OF SIMILAR EXAMPLES, THAT THIS IS SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VINTAGE, BUT AM UNABLE TO PROVE IT OR PROVIDE ANY KIND OF PROVENANCE TO SUPPORT THIS BELIEF. IT WAS NEVER WORN, USED OR EVEN SAW IT'S WAY OUT OF ITS' ORIGINAL BROWN PAPER WRAPPER UNTIL NOW AND I HAVE CAREFULLY FOLDED IT BACK INTO ITS PAPER WRAPPING AS CLOSE TO ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE CONSIDERING THE FRAILTY OF THE OLD PAPER. T IS A BRASS SQUARED/OVAL SHAPED RING THAT WOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE MATING SIDE OF THE BELT WHICH HOOKS ONTO THE OPEN CLIP PORTION ON THE BUCKLE. GOOD LUCK BIDDING! NO RESERVE MONEY BACK
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