Re: Quick question

Posted by Laurie Jensen from proxy2.frmt1.sfba.home.com on August 30, 1998 at 17:49:14:

In Reply to: Re: Quick question posted by Michaelson on August 30, 1998 at 12:46:21:

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: : : : I know that a lot of us have been looking for a place that sells the ever elusive brown web belt (the pants belt worn by Indy in Raiders and TOD). Anyway, I found two online surplus dealers that are selling the brown web belts with the brass roller.

: : : : COP.COM Army Navy Military Store
: : : : http://www.cqp.com
: : : : click online catalog, then under misc. to find the belts. Orders can be made online with their shopping cart system.

: : : : Swede and Sons Military Surplus
: : : : http://www.swedeandsons.com/
: : : : just click belts on the front page

: : : : Both places sell the belts for $2.95, plus S/H.

: : : : The irony of this situation is two-fold: I just bought a brown web belt at a flea market, and I wasn't even looking for web belts! Oh, well, at least the rest of you can benefit.

: : : : Hope this helps.

: : : Any army surplus store will suppply a web belt.
: : : Even in Edmonton (for those of you from Canada) there are several army surplus stores where not only the web belts but also the brown satchel we all know and love is available.

: :
: : While it's true that you can find web belts at any surplus store, brown web belts are very hard to come by, at least here in the states. I bought a tan and a khaki belt at a nearby surplus store, but they looked at me like I was crazy when I asked if they had any brown belts. I searched many online services (some were Canadian) and only these places listed above sell the brown belts. I know many people on this board have had difficulty finding brown belts, probably because the U.S. military stopped using this color a long time ago. At any rate, I just thought I would pass on what I found for those who are still looking.

: : As for the bag, don't get me started! I've had an incredibly hard time coming up with a measly Mk VII. My messages on the Militaria want ad board have been completely ignored and there aren't any local dealers that sell militaria in my area. I've had three sales of the bag fall through because the dealers didn't know what bag they had. Then, I finally found a dealer advertising Mk VII bags at a fairly cheap price and ordered two. Today the bags came, and they were Mk VI issue, the previous gas mask series, with an incorrect double flap on the back. So now I have to find out if he has any Mk VII bags that I can swap for these.

: : Did I mention that I don't bother to play lotto?

: : Laurie, who really isn't that frustrated, lol.

: Laurie, I have a questions, just for my own clarification....you keep saying the "brown belt", but also mention you purchased the khaki belt. They are one in the same. The khaki belts are the canvas versions that the US military no longer uses, but they still use the same color, just different material and buckle. I'll have to admit, I checked out your pages, and if those belts are the honest to goodness military spec belts, they're cheaper than dirt. My current "Quartermaster" catalog has the same belts at around $9.95, but they are listed as GI military spec. Anyhow, I was just wondering if we were talking about the same canvas khaki trouser belt with the roller buckle. Regards. Michaelson

Michaelson, I think terminology may be getting confusing, so I'll try to explain what I mean. When I speak of brown belts I'm referring to the dark brown belts as seen on the page, which are approximately the shade of Indy's hat-in other words a fairly deep, mid-level shade of brown. The khaki belts are the lighter, beige colored belts that approximate the belt used in the LC (the darker brown belts were used in the first two films). These belts are definitely not the same color, and are listed separately on both pages. The Indy Diggs page also makes a differential between the two belts, using the same descriptions outlined above. To make matters more complicated there are also tan belts, which are similiar to khaki, but are even a more accurate copy, IMHO, for the LC belt. Both belts are a variation of beige, with the khaki belt having a more yellowish tinge and the tan belt exhibiting a more golden finish. I haven't seen anyone selling tan online; I bought mine at a military surplus store in my hometown and it was the only one they had, though it was brand spanking new. I don't know if the military still issues these belts since mine was made by Broner, but it seems to be made along military specs-i.e. the webbing is thicker than commercial web belts, which is the major difference I've found between the two. I think you'll probably have to email those sites to find out for sure if all their belts are made to military specs or not, because they don't give you a lot of specific information. My feeling is that the belts probably are up to military specification even if they aren't official issue, but I can't be sure about that.

Hope this helps.

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Re: Very good.... Michaelson 19:35:55 8/30/98 (2)
- Re: Very good.... Laurie Jensen 21:39:50 8/30/98 (1)
  - Re: Very good indeed..... Michaelson 06:42:43 8/31/98 (0)

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: : : : 
: : : : : I know that a lot of us have been looking for a place that sells the ever elusive brown web belt (the pants belt worn by Indy in Raiders and TOD).  Anyway, I found two online surplus dealers that are selling the brown web belts with the brass roller.

: : : : : COP.COM Army Navy Military Store
: : : : : http://www.cqp.com 
: : : : : click online catalog, then under misc. to find the belts.  Orders can be made online with their shopping cart system.

: : : : : Swede and Sons Military Surplus
: : : : : http://www.swedeandsons.com/
: : : : : just click belts on the front page

: : : : : Both places sell the belts for $2.95, plus S/H.

: : : : : The irony of this situation is two-fold:  I just bought a brown web belt at a flea market, and I wasn't even looking for web belts!  Oh, well, at least the rest of you can benefit.

: : : : : Hope this helps.

: : : : Any army surplus store will suppply a web belt.  
: : : : Even in Edmonton (for those of you from Canada) there are several army surplus stores where not only the web belts but also the brown satchel we all know and love is available.

: : : 
: : : While it's true that you can find web belts at any surplus store, brown web belts are very hard to come by, at least here in the states.  I bought a tan and a khaki belt at a nearby surplus store, but they looked at me like I was crazy when I asked if they had any brown belts.  I searched many online services (some were Canadian) and only these places listed above sell the brown belts.  I know many people on this board have had difficulty finding brown belts, probably because the U.S. military stopped using this color a long time ago.  At any rate, I just thought I would pass on what I found for those who are still looking.

: : : As for the bag, don't get me started!  I've had an incredibly hard time coming up with a measly Mk VII.  My messages on the Militaria want ad board have been completely ignored and there aren't any local dealers that sell militaria in my area.  I've had three sales of the bag fall through because the dealers didn't know what bag they had.  Then, I finally found a dealer advertising Mk VII bags at a fairly cheap price and ordered two.  Today the bags came, and they were Mk VI issue, the previous gas mask series, with an incorrect double flap on the back.  So now I have to find out if he has any Mk VII bags that I can swap for these.

: : : Did I mention that I don't bother to play lotto?

: : : Laurie, who really isn't that frustrated, lol.

: : Laurie, I have a questions, just for my own clarification....you keep saying the "brown belt", but also mention you purchased the khaki belt. They are one in the same. The khaki belts are the canvas versions that the US military no longer uses, but they still use the same color, just different material and buckle. I'll have to admit, I checked out your pages, and if those belts are the honest to goodness military spec belts, they're cheaper than dirt. My current "Quartermaster" catalog has the same belts at around $9.95, but they are listed as GI military spec. Anyhow, I was just wondering if we were talking about the same canvas khaki trouser belt with the roller buckle. Regards. Michaelson

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: Michaelson, I think terminology may be getting confusing, so I'll try to explain what I mean.  When I speak of brown belts I'm referring to the dark brown belts as seen on the page, which are approximately the shade of Indy's hat-in other words a fairly deep, mid-level shade of brown.  The khaki belts are the lighter, beige colored belts that approximate the belt used in the LC (the darker brown belts were used in the first two films).  These belts are definitely not the same color, and are listed separately on both pages.  The Indy Diggs page also makes a differential between the two belts, using the same descriptions outlined above.  To make matters more complicated there are also tan belts, which are similiar to khaki, but are even a more accurate copy, IMHO, for the LC belt.  Both belts are a variation of beige, with the khaki belt having a more yellowish tinge and the tan belt exhibiting a more golden finish.  I haven't seen anyone selling tan online; I bought mine at a military surplus store in my hometown and it was the only one they had, though it was brand spanking new.  I don't know if the military still issues these belts since mine was made by Broner, but it seems to be made along military specs-i.e. the webbing is thicker than commercial web belts, which is the major difference I've found between the two.  I think you'll probably have to email those sites to find out for sure if all their belts are made to military specs or not, because they don't give you a lot of specific information.  My feeling is that the belts probably are up to military specification even if they aren't official issue, but I can't be sure about that.

: Hope this helps.

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