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WORLD WAR ONE MILLS 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN CARTRIDGE
BELT –VERY GOOD CONDITION: One of the special
purpose Mills Belt, this “stone” or tan Mills Woven
Looped Cartridge Belt incorporates features which
suggest it was manufactured for, and issued to, U.S.
military forces during World War One. This is a very
special belt to display with the classic “Trench”
Shotguns issued to our troops in France.
Of particular note, two sets of four brass grommets –
each set positioned so as to fall over each hip when the
belt is worn – are mounted on the lower edge of the belt
and spaced so as to accept the wire hangers found on
necessary accoutrements such as a Model 1911 Holster,
the Model 1917 Bayonet and Scabbard which was issued
with the Trench Shotguns, canteen, and field dressing
pouch. A Mills commercial shotshell belt would not have
incorporated these sets of grommets positioned the way
they are on this belt.
This belt is complete with both brass captive ends, and
the standard interlocking “T” closure, and all 32
cartridge loops are full form and intact. Having
survived the years in very good condition, the weave is
complete throughout with only minor localized wear
points to the body where the captive end adjustment
hooks fit over the edge of the belt, and some very minor
wear to some scattered points on the edges of the
cartridge loops.
The brass captive ends of the belt are both stamped with
the Mills Company “Bullet” logo, patent information and
company address. The inside of the left end of the belt
body is legibly ink stamped with the Mills “Bullet” logo
and the manufacture date of “July 1917”.
This is a very good specimen in particularly nice
condition, and it would display very well in your World
War One collection. (0141)
$295
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