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12-07-14, 08:12 PM
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1914 Pattern Belt
My lad got this very nice 1914 pattern leather belt today from a mate of mine.
He was happy to get it in the first place but when I saw the unit stamp on it, well it just made my day! The 17 WRV (which was the 1st Bn Sheffield Volunteer Defence Corps) then became the 3rd Volunteer Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment during WW1. I would imagine a very uncommon thing. Ivan 
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12-07-14, 08:23 PM
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Nice one Ivan,
Very well done. Details like that elevate any item to a whole new perspective. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Roy.
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13-07-14, 05:18 PM
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Hi Ivan,
I have owned quite a lot of leather accoutrements (belts, holsters etc) and very rarely see any unit marks stamped. It s much more common to see an individuals name written in ink somewhere. That said I have on rare occasions seen a stamp with unit details but it is really quite rare. I don't think these marks were official but just a personal application of sorts. I recently received a photograph from friend who's WWI private purchase holster was stamped R.G.A. (Royal Garrison Artillery). Cheers, Roy.
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Collecting: Despatch Rider Insignia & Photographs. Author/Dealer in the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife My website: www.fsknife.com
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