Original German WWII Army Leather Combat Suspender Y Straps with Faint RBNr Number Marking Category_Martini-Henry Accessories On the underside of the

On the underside of the sweatband it is marked Geprüft 1

Along the transition there are clear NIE crystals visible

Fischer Spring Co

IN EARLY 1942 AT A WAR BOND RALLY WHICH MY FATHER CLARENCE B

Louise Stankiewicz

Original German WWII Army Leather Combat Suspender Y Straps with Faint RBNr Number Marking Category_Martini-Henry Accessories On the underside of theOriginal Item: Only On Available. This is a very nice set of German WWII Army Leather Combat Suspenders, usually referred to as "Y Straps" due to the shape. This version with support straps was introduced in April 1939, and initially only intended for Infantrymen in rifle companies. Later in the war the Y belt also was authorized for motorcycle units (1941) and bicycle units (1943). In records, the name appears in German as Koppeltragegestell aus