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Originally Posted by kronckew
It does look like the belt suspension straps are under his jacket - I concur that the sword knot strap is hanging from the sword hilt, many have a dark strap with the metallic tassel at the end, so the strap part doesn't show in the somewhat fuzzy photo. I enhanced/sharpened the relevant area, not enough contrast, but I get the distinct impression of the strap continuing upwards behind the suspension ring toward the sword's upper guard and beyond - the only hilt part I could make out.
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Thanks for the help, apparently these are Afghan officers from the 1950s, this is another example where the knot is clearly visible