Original U.S. Spanish-American War Hate Belt Made with 41 Cuban & Spanish Buttons Technical Books and had the length adjustment

and had the length adjustment tab removed

electronic machinery

The German commander

The left shoulder features an embroidered wartime 101st Airborne Division patch and Airborne tab above it

We have a handful of low numbered Russian Order of the Red Star Medals

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Hate Belt Made with 41 Cuban & Spanish Buttons Technical Books and had the length adjustmentOriginal Item. One of a Kind. What we know as Hate Belts became popularized at the end of World War I, with primarily American soldiers collecting German buttons & badges and mounting them onto captured German belts. The idea, however, was not new, and this example of a Spanish belt adorned with 41 Spanish & Cuban uniform buttons proves the ideas use at least 2 decades prior. This belt, in very cracked and tattered condition, has 36 buttons and 5 star