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M1912 Saber Belt w/ Paul Jones Ship Name


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I found this set consisting of an M1912 Saber Belt and two 1918 dated pouches in a surplus store. 

 

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I am not entirely sure the name stamps onto the general purpose pouch and the belt is original to the WW1 period since the store had a whole bunch of canvas gear and uniforms with the same name stamped onto it, mainly late WW2 and Korean era USMC items. 

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However, the other stamp on the belt is for the "Paul Jones" (DD-10), which I understand is a destroyer that participated in convoy escort duties during WW1.  Does anyone know what kind of rating would have used this belt?  I would imagine a shore patrol type would have a lot of use for the saber D-ring to hold a baton, but I'm not very familiar with shore patrol and have never seen any pictures of them from WW1.  

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