American made webbing	"Tropical" Y-straps...were in fact worn in all theaters	Tongue detail
Hand stitched, correct hardware	Woven button holes	Tapered Shoulderstraps

Tan web version of the leather Y-straps, developed by the Germans as an alternative to the more expensive leather ones. Despite the "Tropical" name given these by modern collectors, these were general issue throughout the entire Wehrmacht and WS- not just in Africa and southern theaters. These appear in period photos starting in 1941. It's very easy to find photos of "Grossdeutschland" troops wearing these in photos taken during the Rzhev battles and later. Also, many men in Kampfgruppe Peiper can be seen wearing these in the Ardennes in 1944-45.

ATF Web Y-straps: We are the second company to reproduce these correctly. (SMW did some in 2011- theirs are slightly thinner and more khaki.) We had our webbing made in Pennsylvania, on 1920's shuttle looms. These are absolutely original quality. Just 70 years newer. They may seem expensive, but we spent over 20K on the webbing alone, so....

Our hardware is exact reproduction, and they are assembled by hand, with linen thread. The main harnesses are made with tapered webbing, each corner of which must be trimmed and tacked. The back strap has the buttonholes woven into the webbing- they are not sewn.

Maker marked and dated.

Color: Several people have complained that these "aren't khaki". Yeah, here we go with khaki again...but it is true. They aren't. Our color is one of several shades found on original German webbing when it was new from the factory- not worn and faded.

YES! Our material does and will fade- at which point it begins to acquire more "khakiness".

Variations: Not all originals are identical! A few "professors" of history have whined about the thread count of the webbing, the number of the button holes in the backstrap, the shade of the cloth or the hardware, they want the color of the straps to match their hat, etc, etc..

Know that the real-used-in-WWII German web Y-straps have numerous variations for every aspect. I chose the most typical or efficient of each and went with it. We can't offer multiple thread or webbing shades to suit every whim or mood.

US & imported materials, assembled overseas
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