Original U.S. Indian Wars M-1874 Enlisted Man’s Belt & Buckle with 7th Regiment Unit Marking Snider Rifle Accessories Hauptfeldwebel

Hauptfeldwebel

he was held until October 1955

Gerät-Nr: 262

and still has all of the original marking

The opposite side of the canteen body has a stamped “N

Original U.S. Indian Wars M-1874 Enlisted Man’s Belt & Buckle with 7th Regiment Unit Marking Snider Rifle Accessories HauptfeldwebelOriginal 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