Original U.S. Spanish-American War Hate Belt Made with 44 U.S., Cuban, & Spanish Buttons French Holster with some loss of the

with some loss of the sharkskin covering near the pommel

Eagle “Shield” General Staff brass buttons arranged in one row down the front of the coat

First Battle of the Aisne

The reverse is lined in a grey/blue fabric

including the correct larger rear pin

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Hate Belt Made with 44 U.S., Cuban, & Spanish Buttons French Holster with some loss of theOriginal 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