Span-Am 09-11-1894 date Mills & Orndorff Shotgun Shotshell Belt - Winchester 97

Description

This is an auction..
for US Army Model 1894 Mills & Orndorff  Woven Shotgun Shotshell Belt for the US 1893 and M1897 Winchester Trench Gun -  Used into the Spanish American Wars, Caribbean and Philippines, and into the
Pancho Villa border wars and re-ssued into WWI. Condition is used VG with lots of patina and (DNA??) No rips or tears.  Has 25 shotshell loops to hold brass 12 gauge shells (two inert empty incl) Minor fraying on the top and bottom of loops from use.
It has the standard loops used as a buckle.
It has the
Mills-Orndorff
Logo on the belt and the Mills Patent Dates  from Aug. 26, 1867 up to  Sept. 11 1894, on the metal portion of the buckle.  These shotgun belt are very
RARE
and hard to find, especially in this condition.  This is the early closed bottom loop version.
***A must for all collectors of the Winchester Model 1893, 1897 & 12 Shotguns.
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