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"Hate Belt" of an English soldier of the Great War
classic "hate belt", as traditionally prepared by British soldiers at the front to pay homage to girlfriends, brothers etc .: consisting of a Prussian regulatory belt garnished with 24 Germanic military buttons which, by tradition, must have been torn from as many enemies killed by the donor; the artifact is complete, apart from the lack of a single button; It is in good condition with the right patina of time; macabre but fascinating "memento" of the great war