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05-10-2021 09:36 AM
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Unfortunately what I can see now with detailed and not blurry pictures looks a lot like this :
GERMAN WW11 COMBAT LEATHER Y STRAP
Late war german Y straps with D rings attachments like this have existed, but the stitching is different if I remember correctly, like a pitchfork.
Does the leather on your Y straps show the fish scales finish that is typical of czech made gear ?
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Hi Edward,
The leather on the whole y-strap is just plain leather and has no fish scales. (checked everything)
So is that a good thing to have? The Y-strap has the same leather pattern like the pic you send, not the pictures in the link (which has fish scales).
Maybe I overreacted a bit too soon, but I have never seen these kind of arrow stitching and thought I may have been bamboozled.
The D-rings are quite big however. Almost as wide as the Y-strap.
Another thing I noticed, and don't know what is called, is the small piece of leather attached to the hooks. I have seen german and czech Y-straps with those, but can't decide which is which.
Again, thx for the help!
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So far all I have seen on late war Y-straps is this kind of pitchfork stitching :
Unissued German late war leather combat Y-straps, << RBNr >>
It doesn't prove anything in itself so I guess we'll need to see more pictures of the straps, including all the metal bits.
You'll also notice that the D-rings are quite large too, which is normal as they must retain the A-frame / Tornister hooks.
The hook with light grey paint on your straps seems fine, is there any maker's mark on it ?
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Most of what I see is consistent with other examples of late war Y-straps.
I suppose that mismatching painted steel parts is possible in the late war context.
I am still looking for rivets of the same type used here to maintain the auxiliary straps.
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Hopefully this will be my final comment in this thread but here we go.
After searching for hours I found a Y-strap that is almost 100% identical, but with different hooks .
EA-Militaria | Mint Wehrmacht Y-Riemen (RBNr marked)
Like everything is almost identical, also marked with RBNr 0/0390/0204 on the backstrap. The back strap is a late war with a wire hook which is the same as my one! Even the rivets are the same. (Stitching is however dark on backstrap and hooks are different).
I am convinced this is an actual late war german Y-Strap and this might perhaps be a kind of rare very late war piece?
Reactions are always appreciated!
Spanish Soldier
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Nice find indeed.
With late war gear findind an exact match is probably harder than with earlier equipment. Those Y-straps are still very close to yours, and the hooks really stick to the ersatz definition.
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