Belts
have been in use since the Bronze Age according to historians, but it
wasn’t until the 1920’s that belts became a common item used mainly to
hold one’s trousers up. Belts, before pants had belt loops were mainly
decorative in the civilian world and utilitarian in the military.
Soldiers
had gear to carry and so a wide heavy belt was usually buckled around
the waist so things could be attached to it such as sabers, daggers,
money, water, and tobacco pouches along with rations in small leather
sacks. In some militaries, a belt cinched tight around the waist gave a
soldier a trimmer looking physique. A tightly cinched belt produced a
puffed out chest and a trimmer looking waist, the perfect looking
soldier.
Belts today still function as a fashion accessory and a belt can be used as a survival tool. Holsters for handguns, knives, axes, canteens full of water and magazine pouches can all be attached to a belt, but there are other uses as well.
A
belt wrapped around your closed fist can help protect your hands and
fingers from cuts and to create greater impact against an assailant’s
body. A heavy belt can also reduce bruising and broken hands/fingers
caused by striking the head and/or face of an aggressor.
A
belt swung with the belt buckle end toward someone can be used to
strike at the face or body or used to distract an aggressor so you can
escape. A sturdy belt can also be used to deflect baton blows by
grasping each end of the belt and holding up so a club/baton hits the
belt to help reduce or stop the impact.
A
belt can be used as a tourniquet, though, not ideal in some cases. Some
belts can be drawn tight enough to stop or restrict the flow of blood,
while others cannot, so consider this ...Read more https://www.patriotdirect.org/six-survival-uses-belt/
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