The white leather over-the-shoulder style was (and still is) worn by Highland officers in Full Dress and No1 Dress.
There's a different style for non-Highland British officers where the two narrow belts (slings) that go to the scabbard are attached to the waistbelt, and the waistbelt has a narrow shoulder strap also attached which helps support the weight of the sword.
Here's a reproduction of a Victorian British officer's belt. You can see the two attachment points for the two slings, the hook, and the shoulder belt
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Done in brown leather, with a different buckle, and with the slings connecting to a frog designed for the Service Dress scabbard (no rings) it's worn in Service Dress even today by officers, the familiar Sam Browne belt:
Last edited by OC Richard; 4th February 22 at 08:52 AM.
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