Don, The stitching on yours looks German to me. My guess German Commercial made 20's-30's. We will see what our expert Jerry says. Bill is right on the money in my opinion.
The stitching type is with no doubt of that era. The tip of the closure is pointed more than the WW1 era..closer to the 30's they became less blunt and more pointed. German for certain. Saddler shop one of order I suspect.
The strap keeper has noticeable quality..The body is molded. A pretty advanced Saddler made this. The buckle is a little different than a military but a roller type and what you would expect to find on a commercial piece.
I agree..there must have been a chest strap attached to the toe..When it either fell off or was taken off it would be a big job to re attach it. So it likely wasn't done for that reason.
Nice find!
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