Original German WWII Army Leather Combat Suspender Y Straps by Joseph Moll of Goch - dated 1940 Revolutionary War though they are faint due

though they are faint due to cleaning

The resulting flames are literally "white hot"

stipulating general elections scheduled for July 1956 to "bring about the unification of Viet-Nam"

The tang of the blade definitely shows some age

Original German WWII Army Leather Combat Suspender Y Straps by Joseph Moll of Goch - dated 1940 Revolutionary War though they are faint dueOriginal Item: Only On Available. This is a very nice set of German WWII Army Leather Combat Suspenders, usually referred to as "Y Straps" due to the shape. This version with support straps was introduced in April 1939, and initially only intended for Infantrymen in rifle companies. Later in the war the Y belt also was authorized for motorcycle units (1941) and bicycle units (1943). In records, the name appears in German as Koppeltragegestell aus