Victorian Royal Naval officer's sword belt
This is a Full Dress Sword Belt as worn by Sub Lieutenants and Lieutenants (the Undress Sword Belt was of plain black Morocco leather). The Full Dress belt was made of leather with a black silk webbing with two horizontal lines of plain gold embroidery.
The belt buckle is the Victorian Queen's Crown pattern worn between 1891 and 1901. Prior to 1891 the background on the buckle was lined and after 1891 it was plain. This was similar to Royal Navy officers buttons - prior to 1891 the buttons had a lined background but from that date onwards the background has been plain.
I'm afraid that I can't help with any details of the manufacturer but having tied down the date to a ten year period it should be possible to trace the company through a Portsmouth Business Directory of the 1890s.
Pete
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