The Sam Browne belt is a leather belt with a supporting strap that passes over the right shoulder, worn by military and police officers. It is named after Sir Samuel J. Browne (1824–1901), the British Indian Army general who invented it.
The Sam Browne belt worn by C.E.F. officers during the First World War
General Sir Sam Browne, missing his left arm and beltless, in uniform
Finnish Lieutenant-General Hugo Österman during the Second World War
Second Lieutenant H Naish of the King's Royal Rifle Corps during the First World War
A belt is a flexible band or strap, typically made of leather, plastic, or heavy cloth, worn around the natural waist or near it. The ends of a belt are free; and a buckle forms the belt into a loop by securing one end to another part of the belt, at or near the other end. Often, the resulting loop is smaller than the hips. Belts come in many lengths because of the variety in waist sizes, and most belts can be adjusted at the buckle to suit the wearer's waist.
A common black leather belt with a metal buckle
Medieval Islamic belt fittings, Eastern Iran, 900 AD (Khalili Collection)
A belt being worn on trousers. Three kinds of belt loops are visible: a loop sewn to the garment itself (middle), a keeper loop affixed to the belt (left), and a freely detachable loop (right)
Pattern on a cloth belt that is part of one Estonian national costume.
