Up for sale a very rare warrior's belt, comprising a large, rectangular buckle and numerous mounts, all of solid silver, profiled, engraved and nielloed en suite, with two pairs of pouches, mounted on a broad leather waistband with shoulder-strap mounted en suite. Second half of the 19th century Bukhara or Caucasian work special order for a client. Based upon the belt designed by Captain Sam Browne, 2nd Punjab Irregular Cavalry, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Captain Browne lost an arm charging a cannon position in 1858, for which he received the Victoria Cross. To compensate for this disability, he later added a shoulder strap to his belt, which allowed him to draw his saber with one hand. The Sam Browne belt, as it became known, was adopted by the British military soon after. Overall length 92 cm.