Just uncovered H. Arld 1942 Heer Combat Belt & Buckle, lots of personality! Belt wear forensics?

[Doppelgänger]

Dang, you guys are making me blush... ;-)

I agree the wear is just right, and really unmessed with and that is important to me. Many times I see a pic of a buckle that looks like it has been scratched on purpose, as in recent times, in a misguided attempt to try and clean it up a bit. You see this on steel buckles of course, and these type of scratches really detract from an item.

I'm thinking about a few other items, and I've had them all before, bread bag, canteen, bayonet, Y straps, but I don't know that I want to assemble a whole thing like that again?

The belt and buckle are propped up on a 1944 Pistole 640b in it's original pebbled holster with extra mag.

[Wagriff]

Well! Open up that holster and let's See that Belgian! lol

[Doppelgänger]

Here's a couple halfway decent shots of it ;-)





Here it is hanging out with its buddy, straight as can be 1943 Ithaca with just the right amount of wear. I guess they didn't always use to be friends...

[Wagriff]

Now that's a pair of beauties, for sure!

[Doppelgänger]

Two of John Moses Browning's finest for sure!