Germany, Third Reich. A Political/Paramilitary Personnel Belt and Claw Buckle, by Wilhelm Schröder & Co. Auction He was granted two months

He was granted two months leave to Canada on January 12

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

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

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Germany, Third Reich. A Political/Paramilitary Personnel Belt and Claw Buckle, by Wilhelm Schröder & Co. Auction He was granted two months(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