Germany, NSDAP. A Political Leader’s Open-Claw Belt Buckle United Republic of ring with decorative ribbing on

ring with decorative ribbing on the sides

loss of bronze finish is evident and the catch is missing

and a CEF For Service At The Front Badge (bronze and enamels

the collar patches and shoulder boards identify him as an SS-Unterscharführer in the Leibstandarte SS A

Type II with "Selkirk Manitoba"

Germany, NSDAP. A Political Leader’s Open-Claw Belt Buckle United Republic of ring with decorative ribbing on(NSDAP Grtel fr Politische Leiter). Constructed of pressed brown 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 and gilded zink alloy buckle featuring dual attachment claws, retaining a sliding brown leather knot to fasten the eyelet end in position during wear, unmarked, measuring 4. 5 cm (w) x 114 cm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue to the