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MILLS MODEL 1910 TWO POCKET CAVALRY .45 CALIBER
REVOLVER CARTRIDGE & SABRE BELT RARE EAGLE SNAP BELT
IN VERY GOOD CONDITION: This is very nice
example of the US Army Model 1910 Mills 2 Pocket Pistol
Belt with the Rimless Eagle Snaps, one of those
cartridge belts of the period which was intended to be
mated with the Model 1909 .45 Colt Revolver. A
relatively rare accoutrement from the early days of the
20th Century, this style of web gear
pre-dates World War One and is associated with the
Mexican Punitive Expedition in 1916.
Considerably rarer than the four pocket M1910 Mills
Pistol Belt, this pattern features two pockets situated
on the front of the belt - one on each side of the T
closure. Each pocket has an integral woven partition
separating the ammunition, with each pocket holding a
total of ten rounds. While not all of these belts were
so equipped, this specimen is particularly nice in that
it is fitted with the metal sabre ring on the left side
of the belt, indicating this belt was intended for issue
to cavalry troops, as well as other mounted soldiers,
and was also available for purchase by officers for
their personal use.
The belt is properly marked with the brass fittings on
each end of the belt stamped PAT APR 18 05 JAN 29
01 MAY 21 07 and MADE BY MILLS WOVEN CARTRIDGE
BELT CO WORCHESTER MASS USA.
The belt body is clean, with a bright green color
showing no sign of fading and no stains or soiling. The
pouches are intact and the puckered bottoms of the
pouches show no wear. The flaps are likewise full form,
and only show the very minor characteristic wear to an
upper corner on each flap where they wore against the
rim of the cartridges or the leading edge of the holster
belt loop. Both of the rimless eagle snaps are solidly
attached and show no signs of the tearing that is common
to find around these snaps. The center of the inside
surface of the rear of the belt is stenciled M G 25, a
unit applied inventory control number when this belt was
issued in a machine gun company.
Completing the belt is a Model 1903 Enlisted Sabre
Hanger. Complete with all the fittings and standing
loops, the straps are full length showing little sign of
wear. Both straps bear unit applied inventory stamps
and the leather retains bright shiny surfaces.
This is a very nice specimen of a rare early Mills
pocketed cartridge belt.
(0461)
$975
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