Marked 'THE VICTOR BUCKLE' and 'PAT APPLIED FOR' on the reverse, this particular belt (max. 29-inch waist) came in with SAS wings and slip-on shoulder shoulder/rank titles of a Lt Col (I think) in the SAS. The SAS wear these belts on work duties in and around their barracks, but not normally in the field.

In 1872, the North & South Shropshire Yeomanry (consisting of 14 troops) amalgamated. In 1882, the sword belt was worn outside the tunic; prior to this it was worn under a girdle with perhaps a plain snake buckle. This version would still have been worn with dress uniform between WW1 & 2. I believe the belt would have been pipe-clayed buff leather.

A good example of a fairly rare buckle of gilt aluminium construction. This is the buckle for the dirk, not the sword, belt, being approximately half the size of the latter. As buckles go, it's the rarer of the two for the sea-going navy.

This is a scruffy example of a DAK web belt. These belts were developed in webbing for service in the Mediterranean and North Africa. It replaced the leather belt, which was deemed inappropriate for service in hot countries.

These buckles, with the hanging lamb of the Leeds city coat of arms, would have been worn by officers of local fire brigade and police units. The other ranks would have worn a buckle and tongue type construction waist belt. This is a typical late 19th-century white metal buckle with an EPNS silver finish, which is now a little worn.