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    Black Pattern 1908 Webbing Belt

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    KommandoPost
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    Location : United States
    Registration date : 2014-02-03
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    Black Pattern 1908 Webbing Belt Empty Black Pattern 1908 Webbing Belt

    Post by KommandoPost Sat Aug 02, 2014 10:12 pm

    I received this today. I'm guessing it's a Pattern 08 belt based on its layout.

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    No markings anywhere at all.

    Is there any significance to the black color? The interior side of the belt is a dark olive green.
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    edstorey
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    Location : Ottawa
    Registration date : 2012-05-27
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    Black Pattern 1908 Webbing Belt Empty 1908 Pattern Waistbelt

    Post by edstorey Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:46 am

    It is a 1908 Pattern Waistbelt although unfortunately it has had its original tan coloured khaki drill webbing coloured. In its original state there would have been a date stamp, manufacture's mark and size all printed in black on the inside rear of the belt. These belts were manufactured from 1908 until the early 1940s and price is usually determined by the manufacturer, date and condition of the belt which in this case has been negated due to the colouring.

    These belts have passed through numerous armies, users, prop houses and collectors so the colouring could have been done by anyone.
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    Mick311
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    Location : Dirty Jeerz, US
    Registration date : 2012-06-29
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    Post by Mick311 Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:34 pm

    Could it be Irish Free State?  They blackened their 1908 patt webbing in the 1920s.  Not sure if this could be determined from the markings, if any.

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