Original British WWI Manchester Regiment Souvenir Leather Belt with Attached Buttons, Badges & Insignia Russian Machine Guns and the gun overall is

and the gun overall is still 58

but overall condition is good

with just a bit of peppering

first appearing at Sharpsburg in rifle form

Original British WWI Manchester Regiment Souvenir Leather Belt with Attached Buttons, Badges & Insignia Russian Machine Guns and the gun overall isOriginal Item: One of a kind. American soldiers were known for their love of souvenirs in the Great War; So, a lot of material history of the war came across the Atlantic with returning soldiers. Among collectors of military memorabilia from World War One "SOUVENIR BELTS" are items of interest. German soldiers' leather belts, and other belts from participating armies, that were festooned with buttons from soldiers uniforms are called Hate Belts