Original U.S. WWII 1st Infantry Division Custom Motorcyclist’s Kidney Belt with Battle Diary and Hand-Cut Leather 1st ID Insignia - Private Louis Hode, WIA, 624th Tank Destroyer Battalion MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock on 6 March

on 6 March

Just a beautiful example

as used by the Portuguese forces during the Colonial War

A very nice British made example

Original U.S. WWII 1st Infantry Division Custom Motorcyclist’s Kidney Belt with Battle Diary and Hand-Cut Leather 1st ID Insignia - Private Louis Hode, WIA, 624th Tank Destroyer Battalion MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock on 6 MarchOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the outstanding handmade leather kidney belt of Private Louis Hode, Recon Company, 624th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, who fought as a motorcyclist with the Big Red One during World War II. Hode was severely wounded by artillery in the leg in November 1944. The belt, which has a three buckle closure, measures roughly 38 long and is 7 wide at the widest point in the center. The belt has two sets