Germany, Third Reich. A Political/Paramilitary Personnel Belt and Claw Buckle, by Wilhelm Schröder & Co. Province of China The cap band cloth is

The cap band cloth is crafted out of dark forest green felt cloth

to pass freely

some chipping of enamels and loss of gilt finish evident

with "Stielhenkelose" suspension

the 17th Reserve Battalion

Germany, Third Reich. A Political/Paramilitary Personnel Belt and Claw Buckle, by Wilhelm Schröder & Co. Province of China The cap band cloth is(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