WW1 Canadian CEF Snake Belt Dated 1915 C Broad Arrowed

The WW1 Canadian CEF Snake Belt Dated 1915 C Broad Arrowed is a military waist belt issued to members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Constructed from woven khaki webbing, the belt features a distinctive brass “snake” buckle, named for its serpentine shape that allows for quick fastening and adjustment. The belt is stamped with the date “1915,” indicating its year of production, and bears the Canadian broad arrow marking, a government property symbol used to denote official military equipment. Such belts were part of the standard issue for Canadian soldiers and served both functional and regulatory purposes, securing other pieces of equipment such as ammunition pouches or bayonet frogs. Surviving examples offer insight into Canadian military uniform standards of the period and are representative of early 20th-century webbing equipment used by Commonwealth forces during the war.