Original Japanese WWII Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Rising Sun - 22" x 10" MG 34 Feed Assembly 18th Infantry Regiment

18th Infantry Regiment

Stahlwarenfabrik is a well-known maker from the Solingen-Wald area of Solingen

The exterior metal finish is great

wood scabbard

All covered is light brown leather with loops to interface with WW1's Sam Browne leather equipment

Original Japanese WWII Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Rising Sun - 22" x 10" MG 34 Feed Assembly 18th Infantry RegimentOriginal Item: One of a kind. A Senninbari ( thousand person stitches) or One thousand stitch is a strip of cloth that measures approximately 15 cm (6 in) high and up to 90120 cm (34 ft) or more in length. Each end of the belt (sash) may or may not have strings, snaps or buttons that allow it to be fastened about the waist. Examples that lack these were often tucked into the waist. Other variations were never worn but may have been folded and placed