Raster Scanning Posted 3 April , 2005 Share Posted 3 April , 2005 This picture from my collection, is of a Victorian production of G & S's 'The Pirates of Penzance' at the County Theatre Bedford. I was struck by the similarity of the belts being worn, to the pattern 1914 belts worn in WW1. Was this a common belt style prior to WW1 that was adapted for war time use? Any help greatly appreciated. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkristof Posted 3 April , 2005 Share Posted 3 April , 2005 I believe it was a quite common model. The Belgian army had them too before WW1!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raster Scanning Posted 3 April , 2005 Author Share Posted 3 April , 2005 Thanks for that Kristof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkristof Posted 3 April , 2005 Share Posted 3 April , 2005 I even think the French had them too, but often the "snake" is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sweeney Posted 3 April , 2005 Share Posted 3 April , 2005 John. Belts with snake buckles go back along way. The strapping arrangment on the back of the P14 belt is unique (except I think some WWII homeguard belts had something similar). Joe Sweeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T8HANTS Posted 3 April , 2005 Share Posted 3 April , 2005 Hi Snake buckle belts go back to the Napoleonic wars, especially with the Rifle Regiments and have been changed to suit every pattern of leather equipment since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raster Scanning Posted 4 April , 2005 Author Share Posted 4 April , 2005 Kristof, Joe and T8HANTS. Thank you one and all for your answers, so these guys may actually be wearing proper police uniforms of the day. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkristof Posted 4 April , 2005 Share Posted 4 April , 2005 O yes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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