The need to tie clothes appeared from the very beginning of its appearance in the form of primitive capes. For this purpose, materials available on a technological level were used, ranging from vines, veins, bowstrings and ending with leather belts, which are quite close to modern, despite the fact that their age is thousands of years. There are enough grounds to assume that the first belt appeared precisely at the hunters, and then at the military. In the usual folk and peasant clothes belts for a long time did not get spread due to scarce skin.
Possible history of the appearance of a leather belt in the army
A modern soldier's belt is not much different from samples of three hundred years ago. This is all the same leather buckle strip. There is nothing unusual in the strip itself. They came to her after the rope supporting the clothes of the hunter began to rub hard while walking. The benefit of a flat shape is obvious here, and who is the first inventor of this design is unknown.
More interesting story with a belt buckle. Simply tying the ends for a leather belt is not very suitable. The inventor of the buckle is also hidden in history, but there are plenty of such bronze fasteners in archaeological finds in various territories. Belts with brass buckle (bronze version) are still available. In the army belts put dvuhrozhkovy buckle or automatic buckle. The second option is convenient in that it allows you to adjust the length is not a multiple of the holes.
The main features of the modern officer belt
- Increased width. Average value 50 mm. Interestingly, this is of great practical importance. On a wide belt it is more convenient to carry a different load, for example, cartridge bags, a kettle. Large width adds strength. Explosive effort for officer belts is several hundred kg;
- Color - black, white, brown in different colors. No other colors are allowed. Patterns are also prohibited. The color should be uniform, intense, without stains;
- Large and uniform thickness. Only split leather is used of leather - among leatherworkers this is the name for leather that has been planed to obtain a strictly uniform thickness over the entire area;
- Dvuhshpenkovaya buckle. This feature of the officer's belt is the most characteristic. Such buckles are extremely rare to see on other belts. It can be equipped with both steel and brass buckles;
- Firmware on the edge and firmware "fish" in the middle.
The main features of the soldier's belt, the differences from the officer
- Various colors are allowed. Classic black, white, camouflage;
- Various materials. Soldier belts are made of a belt split (genuine leather), leatherette, fabric, Kelvar, metal, composite structures are promising;
- Instead of a peg buckle, you can use an automatic buckle;
- Soldier's belt has a badge. This is its main difference, and it is not only on the front, but also on the field version of the belt.
Soldier's belt is used in field uniform. It has completely different requirements for reliability and durability. For manufacturing need durable materials that do not change their shape. Basically it is natural and artificial leather. The army belt is made wide so that it is comfortable to carry various loads on it. Officer's belt can be used as a soldier, but not vice versa. It can also attach a variety of items.
Army ceremonial belts of different countries
In the dress uniform of the armies of many countries of the world, there is a transition from leather to textile belts. There is quite a utilitarian explanation for this: the front military uniform requires bright colors, and the technology of coloring the skin in such colors appeared relatively recently. For example, for the Russian Army, according to the regulations, a yellow front strap with black or dark brown stripes is installed.
Black color for the front belt is not used. Pure white version approved as a DMB belt. The design of the front belts - woven woven. In the armies of various countries of the world one can find all the colors and the most unusual combinations of them. Instead of a peg buckle, an automatic wire buckle is used. At the end of the belt is fixed plaque. Army order implies that the plaque is always polished. Modern materials and electroplating is very useful here.
In the USSR, the ceremonial belt was the same as it is now: yellow with a black woven pattern.
