Original U.S. Spanish-American War Hate Belt Made with 44 U.S., Cuban, & Spanish Buttons French Holster New Made Item: Originally designed

New Made Item: Originally designed for the Winchester M-1897 Riot Shotgun

The reverse is lined in a grey/blue fabric

It was a metal olive drab box with cover marking as in the photo above

It's rare that we get such nice groupings showing the history of a soldier

First Battle of the Aisne

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Hate Belt Made with 44 U.S., Cuban, & Spanish Buttons French Holster New Made Item: Originally designedOriginal 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 44 U. S., Spanish, & Cuban uniform buttons proves the ideas use at least 2 decades prior. This belt, in very cracked and tattered condition, has 39 buttons