Original German WWII Army Leather Combat Suspender Y Straps by Hruby & Co. - dated 1940 21st Century and ceased to exist in

and ceased to exist in March of 1935

History of the Mauser 1871

marking on the feed block

In 1839 the Percussion system was officially adopted and a vast conversion program was instituted to convert all Brown Bess Flintlock Muskets to this new ignition system

which was liable to jam in muddy or dirty conditions due to issues with poor dimensional tolerances

Original German WWII Army Leather Combat Suspender Y Straps by Hruby & Co. - dated 1940 21st Century and ceased to exist inOriginal 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