WW1 belt/buckle and badges

[merdock]

Hi,

Got this item this week from a 1st war vets son whose 83 brought them back on the German belt a couple could be later as they look a little later pherhaps added by the son all are original does can anybody tell me what there for and if rare or not.
All the best Merdock

[merdock]

the only german 1 is this helmet plate that unusually is not broken.

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[ROBB]

My initial impression is that this is a made up piece . Or possibly the badges are ww2 vintage put onto a ww1 hate belt that has had its ww1 badges removed ,just my thoughts .Rob.

[leigh kitchen]

From the top:

Prussian line infantry p'haube plate (if it's brass - this looks like it may be silver coloured, so perhaps pioneers, etc)

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

Seaforth Highlanders

Royal Artillery

Rank badge of a Warrant Officer Class II

Kings Own Royal Regiment

A New Zealand badge - Q O M R (Otago Hussars) I think it says? (Queen's Own Mounted Rifles?)

Royal Scots Fusiliers

General Service (also used in smaller size as the rank badge of WOI)

Leicestershire Regiment

Army Cyclist Corps

Belt buckle is Prussian.

The Prussian HP & belt buckle & the Army Cyclist Corps are circa WWI, all of the others are circa WWI through WWII at least into the 50's.

All the Brit badges are sold for about £5 - £6 each, other than the Army Cyclist Corps which is perhaps £15 or so, the NZ badge I don't know about - £10 - £25? The Prussian helmet plate is about £20 if brass, more if white metal, the belt & buckle a few quid.

Perhaps this one's been worn in the conventional Brit Squaddies souvenir belt manner, but then had the badges rearranged or replaced to hang rather than wear?

[merdock]

Hi,

Thanks for the interest,The belt is not a recent put together it was brought back by the old guys father he may have put some badges on himself ,have shown it to a couple of people and they all agree the badges are original and early the only late one being the one with the lion on but that is still WW2.
the NZ badge says
5th M.R. [ OTAGO HUSSARS]
whats the one with the lion and unicorn?
The bottom badge is not army cyclist corps but N.Z. cyclist corp
the p'haube helmet plate is white metal.
All the best Merdock