Original Vietnam War Era U.S. Army General Officer’s Leather Waistbelt with Brocade Buckle MG 42 with a USGI marked case

with a USGI marked case

The wood checkered grips show light overall wear

- 3 ¾” Long Piece of Artillery Shrapnel

Most notably its "flying history" is marked in ink on the header as follows:

The left side of the barrel is marked with serial number 27441 and dated AUG '44

Original Vietnam War Era U.S. Army General Officer’s Leather Waistbelt with Brocade Buckle MG 42 with a USGI marked caseOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a Vietnam Era General Officers Belt, as issued to Generals of the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War and beyond. Up through WWI, all officers wore a brown belt with an interlocking eagle plate in garrison (The Model 1910 Officers Garrison Belt). After the war, the belt was no longer regulation. In July 1943, the Army Chief of Staff expressed a desire as the original memorandum states,