Original British WWI Souvenir Belt with 16 Attached Regimental Badges & 6 Other Insignia US Civil War + ELLIOT'S PATENTS MAY 29

+ ELLIOT'S PATENTS MAY 29

but is still solidly mounted

At first look this is a highly desirable Martini Henry cavalry carbine dated 1883 and stamped as manufactured by Enfield in North London

These hold in place an original late-war galvanized steel liner band

indicating that they are the MkIII version of these

Original British WWI Souvenir Belt with 16 Attached Regimental Badges & 6 Other Insignia US Civil War + ELLIOT'S PATENTS MAY 29Original Item: One of a kind. American soldiers were known for their love of souvenirs in the Great War; So, a lot of material history of the war came across the Atlantic with returning soldiers. Among collectors of military memorabilia from World War One "SOUVENIR BELTS" are items of interest. German soldiers' leather belts, and other belts from participating armies, that were festooned with buttons from soldiers uniforms are called Hate Belts