Sam Browne belt Sam Browne belt The Sam Browne belt is a wide belt, usually leather, supported by a narrower strap passing diagonally over the right shoulder (although Royal Canadian Mounted Police non-commissioned members wear theirs over the left shoulder). It is most often a part of a military or police uniform. General Sir Sam Browne was a 19th-century British Indian Army officer who had lost his left arm; this made it difficult for him to draw his sword, because the left hand was typically used to steady the scabbard while the right drew out the sword. Browne came up with the idea
George Belt George Belt George Belt (1865 – 1930) was a British politician, who served on London County Council. Born in Hull, Belt worked as a bricklayer, and also joined the Independent Labour Party, becoming a full-time organiser for the party. He was the election agent for Tom McCarthy in Kingston upon Hull West at the 1895 UK general election, and in 1896 he became deputy chairman of Hull Trades Council. Belt married and had four children, but his wife did not share his interest in socialism, and the two grew apart. Around the end of the century, Belt began a relationship