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M1923 OD7 garand belt - 1945 with no retainer straps?


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Dear all,

 

I recently bought a OD-7 M1923 Garand Belt. I was convinced it was (faintly) dated 1945, and in conjunction with the presence of zinc hardware, I thought it surely was a WW2 example. However, when the item was delivered I saw that no retainer straps are present and were never there.

 

Could this still be a WW2 example, or does it have to be postwar? Or am I perhaps misreaing the stamp? I will post some photo's tomorrow,

 

Thanks a lot,

Ed

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Fixbayonets!

Hello Ed,

 

Yes, it could be. I have a 1945 dated belt that was manufactured without the retaining straps.

 

Rob

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CommanderBounds

Not sure what happened to my last post but it merged my text with my link. My belt is similar. It is OD#7 with OD#3 stitching, alloy buckle, with no retaining snaps and no markings at all. It is not worn enough to have markings fade which confuses me further.

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Quite correct; every '45-dated (and even a couple of '44s, IIRC) Army Belt I've seen was made without clip retainers.

Interestingly, the Marine Corps kept them in their Ammo Belts even into the '50s.

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