Hungarian Officer Parade Belt

Hungarian Dress Belt

This is a Hungarian Army officer's parade belt, the ceremonial belt worn over the dress uniform for parades, formal duties and state occasions. It was built to look sharp on display, with no load to carry. Collectors of Eastern European militaria, reenactors putting together a correct Hungarian officer's uniform, and anyone who wants a genuine piece of issued dress kit will find it worth having.

Features

• Genuine Hungarian Army Issue — Originally issued government dress equipment, not a commercial copy made for the costume trade.
• Woven Cotton Strap — The belt is a cotton weave in gold with darker stripes running its full length, the traditional look of an officer's parade belt.
• Gold-Tone Buckle — A rectangular metal plate buckle sits at the front and carries an embossed emblem at its center.
• Adjustable Length — Metal slide fittings at the end of the strap let you set the length to fit over a dress tunic.
• Officer Parade Pattern — It was made for ceremonial wear by officers, so it completes a formal uniform rather than a field one.
• Display and Reenactment Piece — It suits a uniform display, a shadow box or a period-correct Hungarian officer's impression.

Original Specification

The Hungarian Army issued this belt as part of the officer's dress uniform. It pairs a woven cotton strap in gold and stripe with a gold-tone front buckle. Because it is issued kit, it shows the materials and pattern the army itself specified, and that provenance is what separates it from a costume reproduction on a collector's shelf or a reenactor's tunic.