Equipment Strap Identification Request

[Clayton]

Gents;

We have a black leather strap of some type that we think is German. However, we are not 100% certain, nor do we know what it was used for. The strap has an overall length of approximately 55 inches. There are no markings that I can see.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards to all,

Clay

[Clayton]

Has anyone ever seen a strap like this before?

[MP44_tom]

Not me....

To be honest, doesn't look very german to me with the black buckle......

Tom
www.mp44.nl

[ZAM]

Ähmmmm Tom, a lot of equipment buckles were black! The canteenstrap buckles for example...
I got these Reichswehrstraps last week... also black buckles!

Best regards

Dirk

[4th division]

Imho a shoulder strap for a "Sam Brown" type of belt.

[MP44_tom]

Ähmmmm Tom, a lot of equipment buckles were black! The canteenstrap buckles for example...
I got these Reichswehrstraps last week... also black buckles!

Best regards

Dirk

I know Dirk but this one is a lot "thinner" if you know what I mean.... I should have explained myself better......

Tom
www.mp44.nl

[screensize]

I think the "hook" on the other and of the strap is more of a "problem", are these known to be used on German equipment at all ??

[4th division]

Yes, for example the sling on the flare rounds pouch.

[screensize]

hm... similar but not exactly the same maybe?

Can we have a closeup of the hook ?

[Clayton]

Guys, many thanks for the help. Here are the photographs you requested.

[Clayton]

One more thought, this is a rather wide belt. It has a width of 43mm, perhaps too wide for a Sam Browne style cross shoulder strap. This strap is thick too, like the thickness of a standard German WWII waistbelt.

[MP44_tom]

It gives me a DDR feeling if you know what i mean

Tom

[Clayton]

Guys, we believe this strap is German but we don't know its possible use. There are no markings that we can see anywhere on this strap.

Its a real mystery to us.

Clay

[Clayton]

Guys, any ideas on what this long strap was used for?

Clay

[Clayton]

Any ideas of the use for this strap?