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2 unusual facts about Sam Browne Belt


Sam Browne

Later the wearing of the Sam Browne belt would be adopted by other officers who knew Browne in India, but it was not to come into common use in the British Army until after his retirement.

Sam Browne belt

It was actually invented by Lieutenant Basil Templer Graham-Montgomery of the 60th Rifles while he was on service in India.


New Jersey State Police

Both winter and summer uniforms are worn with the full Sam Browne Belt, if a weapon is worn, which was adopted by Col. Schwarzkopf, as the belt gave the wearer a proper "brace" (known by General of the Armies John Pershing as the "West Point Brace;" appropriate at the time since both Pershing and Schwarzkopf were both graduates).

Red Serge

The ever-present side-arm, currently either a Smith & Wesson model 5946 or 3953, is carried in a brown leather holster on a brown Sam Browne belt.


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