WH Y-strap originality

[Dandreenko]

Hello Guys,
Please help to determine whether the original is a Y-strap or a fake. There are hallmarks, the Rbnr is indicated in Rbnr 0/0766/0004.
Judging by the hallmark it is
0: Industry.
0766: Singen (Baden-Württemberg)
0004: LEDERWARENWERK CURT VOGEL in COTTBUS
in my opinion.
It seems to be a late version, but additional straps for the early period?!
Please, help me to understand.​​​

Thank You in advance.
Regards, Dmitry.

[Kateri]

Hi Dimitry,
I think this is a late war set but with Czech add ons.
The yoke has the Czech style leatherwork.

[Dandreenko]

Hi Kateri,
Thank you so much!
Best regards.
Dmitry

[Edward Lionheart]

Hello.
I really don't know what to say about the secondary straps and their weird adjusting system, I have never seen anything like this before.
The rear strap would deserve better pics, I wonder if it is really WW2 and not post-war austrian ?

[Dandreenko]

Hello,
it was on the early belts there were such adjustment systems, but I am alarmed by the external firmware on them, can it be so at all ?!

[Edward Lionheart]

Sorry but I don't understand the question, nor the term " firmware " in that context.
I have just noticed that the rear strap hook is not covered by leather on the backside, which seems odd : why bothering with stitching around it if the stitches don't retain anything ?
A piece of leather must be missing, which makes you wonder why, since it is not from extensive wear ?

[Dandreenko]

What I meant was that the adding straps were used on the early Y-strap, and were sewn to the main straps, but the thread was not visible from the outside. about the back hook, the piece of leather hiding the hook was lost.

[Edward Lionheart]

Was the rear hook leather cover really lost or removed on purpose ?

[Dandreenko]

the leather was lost.

[Edward Lionheart]

Let's just say that it seems rather unlikely.