You are welcome, my pleasure.   I have only handled a couple of these over the years.  And haven't seen one in a while.  They look OK to me but might have been cleaned at one point not too long ago.  Do they appear "thick" in depth?  It's hard to gauge that in the pictures.     OD  

Thank you.  Do the plates on the pouch look original?

Was at the trift store were I saw the belt before and this time took a picture. So does anyone know if it's military or not?

Amazing what sort of document piles are out there to be had. Sad stuff. My dad was an F-86 pilot 1952-56 and saw a number of his squadron mates suffering a similar fate. My USAF recruiter was an accident investigator, a photographer actually. He wouldn't show us all the pictures. In hindsight I'm glad. KInda funny though now looking back, here we are about to enlist and oohing and ahhing over photos of plane crashes shown us by our recruiter. Didn't phase us a bit. 

Thanks for posting this remembrance of Tom Fitzgerald and here's a picture of him I took just a few months before he passed away.  He was very proud of his Marine Corps Service and a very knowledgeable medals collector as well.  He is missed and thought of often. 

According to Dorsey's Book "American Military Belts and Related Equipments" (pg. 54) your box is the "Model 1855 Infantry Cartridge Box with Sholder Strap".    Hope this helps.    OD 

OK, I'd have to agree with the sentiment that this 4-45 dated round may not have been loaded in a M36 Jackson or M26 Pershing still moving through Germany or Italy.   All that given, how rare is a 90mm M82 APC projectile dated during WW2?    Asking anyone who has one in their collection or has pictures of examples that they have seen.

I have collected WW1 Collar discs for over 50 years and have never personally had or seen this particular disc. 

Hello all,    Does anyone have a non-reference book photo of a farrier collar disc with the thin horseshoe and wide v (see attached from The Collar Disc Story by Scipio)?  I am curious if anyone has one in their collection and could share a photo.   I have seen many examples of the typical farrier collar disc with the thick horseshoe and thin v, mostly the restrikes, but never the original outside of books.   Thanks!