Germany, Third Reich. A Political/Paramilitary Personnel Belt and Claw Buckle, by Wilhelm Schröder & Co. Auction with very dark patina from

with very dark patina from age

with an additional manufacturer’s logo stamped onto the reverse of the buckle

He was granted two months leave to Canada on January 12

8 mm (h) inclusive of its lateral-pierced suspension)

surrounded by a green-enamelled laurel wreath and a finely blue-enamelled border with the inscription “De Rege Optime Merito”

Germany, Third Reich. A Political/Paramilitary Personnel Belt and Claw Buckle, by Wilhelm Schröder & Co. Auction with very dark patina from(Grtel und Schnalle). Constructed of blackened leather, one end perforated with eight sets of dual eyelets for an adjustable fit, the opposite end stitched into a loop to accommodate a pebbled silver alloy claw buckle, retaining a sliding blackened leather knot, the belt stamped with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and makers code of L4 2634 38 for an unidentified manufacturer, the buckle similarly bearing an RZM logo and makers code of M5 140 for