Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man’s Waist Belt Made from Bridle Leather with Model 1839 Belt Buckle & U.S. Ordnance Department Acceptance Stamp VHS The bottom of the grenade

The bottom of the grenade head is marked 373-A / -008

The 9th Bavarian Reserve Division fought on the Western Front

first Presidential Unit Citation for its actions on 23 and 24 April during the Battle of Sedjenane

In the fall of that year he was transferred to Romania to join the Generalstab der Deutschen Heeres-Mission

but looks to be probably around a size 56 or smaller

Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man’s Waist Belt Made from Bridle Leather with Model 1839 Belt Buckle & U.S. Ordnance Department Acceptance Stamp VHS The bottom of the grenadeOriginal Item. Only One Available. Bridle Leather is a traditional vegetable tanned leather that has both the flesh and grain side of the leather stuffed with greases and finished with wax. This gives the leather an ultra smooth appearance, both back and front. It also creates a softer, more pliable leather than veg tanning alone. That makes it a perfect choice for belts worn by Cavalrymen. This is an outstanding example of a Civil War Federal Issue