RARE AND UNIQUE PRAIRIE CARTRIDGE BELT.

RARE AND UNIQUE PRAIRIE CARTRIDGE BELT. Also called thimble belts, such belts were fabricated by soldiers on the western frontier. This type of belt was widely used in the Sioux campaign in 1876 and elsewhere in the West prior to the army’s adoption of a regulation cartridge belt. This example consists of a heavy leather belt approx, 1-7/8″ wide, covered with canvas and has 31 canvas loops for .45-70 cartridges. At the left end of the belt is a leather chape enclosing an iron roller buckle. At the right end of the belt is a leather billet measuring approx 7/8″ wide by approx 20″ long. Spaced along the length of the belt are three leather belt loops that may have been used for retaining an additional holster strap overlying the cartridge loops, which appears to have been subsequently removed from the left end of the belt. Belt contains 30 modern .45-70 cartridge cases. CONDITION: The belt is in overall very good condition for its age exhibiting only normal wear. 4-32422 DM21 (750-1,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2200	$1,725.00	RARE AND UNIQUE PRAIRIE CARTRIDGE BELT. Also called thimble belts, such belts were fabricated by soldiers on the western frontier. This type of belt was widely used in the Sioux campaign in 1876 and elsewhere in the West prior to the army’s adoption of a regulation cartridge belt. This example consists of a heavy leather belt approx, 1-7/8″ wide, covered with canvas and has 31 canvas loops for .45-70 cartridges. At the left end of the belt is a leather chape enclosing an iron roller buckle. At the right end of the belt is a leather billet measuring approx 7/8″ wide by approx 20″ long. Spaced along the length of the belt are three leather belt loops that may have been used for retaining an additional holster strap overlying the cartridge loops, which appears to have been subsequently removed from the left end of the belt. Belt contains 30 modern .45-70 cartridge cases. CONDITION: The belt is in overall very good condition for its age exhibiting only normal wear. 4-32422 DM21 (750-1,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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