Original U.S. Spanish-American War Hate Belt Made with 44 U.S., Cuban, & Spanish Buttons Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly and has the standard “W”

and has the standard “W” painted on the front and back of the helmet

an auxiliary magazine spring was added to assist in reloading

The field pack's placement at the rear of the pistol belt led to it being referred to colloquially as the "butt pack

Noel Butters Preston (24 Jun 1930 - 11 May 2016) of Somers

modified with Weimar era shoulder straps which bear the correct Waffenamt for the era

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Hate Belt Made with 44 U.S., Cuban, & Spanish Buttons Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly and has the standard “W”Original Item. One of a Kind. What we know as Hate Belts became popularized at the end of World War I, with primarily American soldiers collecting German buttons & badges and mounting them onto captured German belts. The idea, however, was not new, and this example of a Spanish belt adorned with 44 U. S., Spanish, & Cuban uniform buttons proves the ideas use at least 2 decades prior. This belt, in very cracked and tattered condition, has 39 buttons