WW2 British Army Souvenir "Hate" Belt – 1903 Pattern Leather - 20 Insignia

An exceptional, period-authentic British Army souvenir "hate" belt assembled by a British soldier during the World War II era.

The foundation of this superb collector's piece is an original British 1903 Pattern Leather Waist Belt, a design heavily utilised by rear-echelon troops, artillery crews, and the Home Guard throughout the Second World War.

The leather retains its deep brown colour with honest field wear.

The belt serves as a fantastic canvas for 20 items of British and Commonwealth military insignia. 

It comprehensively charts frontline combat units, armoured divisions, flying wings, vital support corps, and medical services.

Insignia Included (Left to Right):

Royal Regiment of Artillery Cap Badge (King’s Crown variant, featuring the field gun with rotating wheel)

The Royal Sussex Regiment Curved Brass Shoulder Title (“R. SUSSEX”)

King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) Cap Badge (Universal stringed bugle horn design)

Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Cap Badge (Post-1920 design variant, brass strike)

British Army officer’s rank star (pip)

North Staffordshire Regiment Cap Badge (Complete with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Staffordshire knot)

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) White-Metal Cap Badge

Royal Welch Fusiliers Regiment (Welsh) Tunic Button

General Service Uniform Button (British Royal Coat of Arms)

Royal Artillery Multi-Flame Grenade Cap/Collar Badge

Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Cap Badge (King’s Crown, Aesculapian serpent motif)

Highland Light Infantry (HLI) Cap Badge (Featuring the hunting horn and “ASSAYE” battle honour scroll)

The Royal Sussex Regiment Cap Badge (Beautifully detailed Garter Star surmounted by the iconic Roussillon plume

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Large White-Metal Cap Badge (Striking depiction of Saint Andrew holding his saltire cross)

Royal Corps of Signals Bi-Metal Cap Badge (King's Crown, featuring “Jimmy” the messenger god atop a globe)

East Surrey Regiment Cap Badge (Eight-pointed starburst with central castle keep)

Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) Cap Badge (WWI-style tank layout with “FEAR NAUGHT” scroll)

Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Cap Badge (Second instance, featuring a deep, dark aged brass patina)

Royal Air Force (RAF) Cap Badge (Classic RAF eagle monogram nested inside a laurel wreath)

The Royal Sussex Regiment Cap Badge (Second instance Beautifully detailed Garter Star surmounted by the iconic Roussillon plume)

The metal badges display an excellent age-related patina ranging from bright white-metal highlights to deeply toned brass.

No polish has been applied, preserving the authentic look.

Flipping the belt over reveals a fascinating, honest look at period field-craft.

The badges are firmly anchored into the leather using their original brass cap sliders, split cotter pins, and hand-twisted copper wire loops, providing firm confirmation of its period assembly.

The heavy-duty leather belt remains robust and structurally sound, showing expected age related surface cracking and scarring.

Length approx 38" (96.5cm)

The photographs are of the actual item and form part of the description. 

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