Displaying a belt - your suggestions..
 

I'm looking for suggestions or displaying this belt in a way which would not harm the leather, at the same time having a full view of the two-piece belt plate.
Any ideas?
This is a US Navy officer's sword belt with a 1852 Regulation belt plate. I would date it ca.1852-1875.

What about around some sort of cylinder. Perhaps a short piece of large diameter PVC pipe. Buckle fastened of course.
Regards Stu

Or hanging it from a little (stilized) staff :shrug:

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BTW, do you collect military belts?
Fernando

1. Place lengthwise inside a plastic transparent cylinder, hanging extended from a transversal pin through one of the tube's end's, engaging the "female" side of the beltplate. Stand the tube verticall on the opposite end.

2. Get a replica USN sword, hook it to the belt, put the sword in a vertical stand, and leave the belt hang vertically from same.

3. Within a long, shallow transparent acrylic box made and cut to order.

4. A 2D (card, foam, wood) board, painted and shaped like an union naval officer's jacket. Put it around it's waist.

5. Roll it, and place it within a transparent "hat box".

6. A a mannequin's torso

7. Connect both sides of the belt-plate. Place a small lifesaver, within the belt's confines, inflate and leave relatively tense.

8. Rolled around a replica naval officer's cap.

A simple long framed board mount
 

There are many framers could help you mount this behind glass in a rectangular framed display, I have done it with a number of knives. They use a very fine stainless wire that is coated in clear rubber, choose a nice regal colour for the back ground and a nice neutral and simple pewter coloured frame. See one example of the Dha attached where I have left a larger portion of matting to the bottom of the frame so I could add a brass description plate should I need too, the local engravers have these pretty cheap if you wanted to add this too.

Gav

Thanks for all of your suggestions! I don't collect belts as a topic, but I do have three belts that came with their respective swords. Ideally I would somehow display them on the mannequins, but space is a big consideration!!! I have none.. :mad: