November 7-8, 2018 Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/7/2018
Lot contains: (A) Two Sets of Tropical Y-Straps, and (B) Tropical Belt with Heer Buckle and two D-Rings. (A) Lot contains two sets of web tropical combat suspenders: one is in near mint condition and the other in excellent condition. Both are made from an olive color webbing with 15 painted steel fittings. Both retain their leather center attachment and loop. The better pair is dated "1942" and marked to a company in "Offenbach". The steel fittings retain most of their original paint. The other pair is unmarked and the steel fittings exhibit fresh rust, which has stained some of the webbing. (B) Heer tropical belt in near mint condition, aluminum buckle in very good condition, and two web D-rings in excellent condition. The web belt is dated "1942" with a maker mark, and in size "95". The aluminum buckle is unmarked and retains 40-45% of its original finish. One D-ring is in olive webbing with a steel ring, and the other is in tan webbing with a date of "1942" and the maker code of "cxb".