by CollectinSteve Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:52 am
For sure I can confirm that there are belts in both sizes that do not have crests on them. I have them in my collection and a spare trouser belt that I wear with my trousers (VERY comfortable trousers, so I wear them sometimes

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I was told that the original batch of belts had crests on them for the Land Component. But belts had to be made without crests for the other Components because, obviously, they would rather die than wear something with an Army crest on it

Because it is cheaper to mass purchase one type vs. two types, I was told the decision was made to buy belts without crests for all members of the Belgian military. This may or may not be accurate information, but for sure the belts exist with and without crests.
Steve