Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1874 Leather Waist Belt by Rock Island Arsenal Thompson SMG • rear of the barrel

• rear of the barrel has multiple German proof or maker markings

Modern Vampire Sets are encountered from time to time are even "antiqued" for added authenticity but we have never encountered anything like this

albeit one-way

as the 4th Machine Gun Battalion was an independent unit under the 2nd Division

Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1874 Leather Waist Belt by Rock Island Arsenal Thompson SMG • rear of the barrelOriginal Item: Only One Available. Dating from the Indian Wars in the 1870s and 1880s, this is known as a Model 1874 Waist Belt, as used by the U. S. Army for the last decades of the 19th Century. It is of simple sturdy leather construction, with a heavy U. S. Brass Belt Plate Buckle, with a hook on the back that attaches to the end fitting on the other end. The belt could be used to suspend holsters, ammunition cartridges, and other field gear items