Unknown Heavy Belt

[Bob Hritz]

This belt is a mystery to me. I can only find the size 90 stamped

Anyone know what it is?

Thank you,
Bob Hritz on it.

[besslein]

looks like feuerwehr but i have no idea from what period.

[Vix Steel]

I always considered these to be Firefighter belts. Yours looks like it could be WW2 period...

[Bob Hritz]

Thank you both. It came back with WWII material.

Bob Hritz

[Luciusdegeer]

Could also be a Strippenzieher's climbing belt (field telephone cable maintenance)...
Looks WH issue to me. I saw a picture somewhere of a Nachrichten soldier with climbing irons a a belt of this type.
Can't find the picture for now, however...

Lucius

[uscob]

As it has only one Ring, it's a Fireman's Belt. Linemans Climbing Belts have two and no Ladder Hook. Your Belt is Upside down. The opening of the Hook goes down. If the Fireman slips from the Step, like from Water or Ice on the Ladder, he can push himself to the Ladder and the Hook grabs automatically into the Step and stops him from falling down. The one Ring is for securing himself with a Line and/or attaching the Hose while Climbing up or down.
Can be also modern, about 20 Years ago I bought nearly the same ones from the West Berlin Fire Department for our Boy Scouts Group for Reenactment.

[Bob Hritz]

As it has only one Ring, it's a Fireman's Belt. Linemans Climbing Belts have two and no Ladder Hook. Your Belt is Upside down. The opening of the Hook goes down. If the Fireman slips from the Step, like from Water or Ice on the Ladder, he can push himself to the Ladder and the Hook grabs automatically into the Step and stops him from falling down. The one Ring is for securing himself with a Line and/or attaching the Hose while Climbing up or down.
Can be also modern, about 20 Years ago I bought nearly the same ones from the West Berlin Fire Department for our Boy Scouts Group for Reenactment.

You are absolutely right! I dug through the boxes and found the axe. Now, I still have it upside-down in the photo, but I will correct that.

Thank you,
Bob Hritz

[Luciusdegeer]

You learn something new every day on the WAF...
Thanks Nico!

L

[uscob]

Allway's a pleasure to help.