Pair of black leather gaiters

The gaiters were acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003. 

Pair of black leather gaiters 

a: Height: 12.375 inches (31.433 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Depth: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) b: Height: 12.250 inches (31.115 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm) 

Pair of black leather half chaps which were worn with short boots to protect the lower legs, inscribed with a name and a German city. They are similar to gaiters made in 1920, but they are undated. 

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a. Dyed black leather right gaiter made from 1 stiff piece of leather, shaped for a calf and wider toward the top. The edges overlap at the front for an opening with top and bottom fasteners. A 4 hole black leather strap is threaded through a slot on each top side. It fastens to a silver colored metal buckle at the end of a looped black leather tab on the inner layer. At the bottom is a metal hook that inserts into a bar on the interior. The interior is unfinished brown leather, with a layer of unfinished brown leather reinforcing the bottom quarter. There is handwritten text on the interior. b. Dyed black leather left gaiter made from 1 stiff piece of leather, shaped for a calf and wider toward the top. The edges overlap at the front for an opening with top and bottom fasteners. A 4 hole black leather strap is threaded through a slot on each top side. It fastens to a silver colored metal buckle at the end of a looped black leather tab on the inner layer. At the bottom is a metal hook that inserts into a bar on the interior. The interior is unfinished brown leather, with a layer of unfinished brown leather reinforcing the bottom quarter. There is handwritten text on the interior. a. interior, handwritten, black ink : Ruthan Erdmann / 20 Deiderode / Bez. Gottingen b. interior, handwritten, black ink : Ruthan Erdmann / 20 Deiderode / Bez.