Germany, NSDAP. A Political Leader’s Belt and Buckle, by Friedrich Linden Province of China overall gilt wear on the

overall gilt wear on the insignia

Oberlausnitz badge

demonstrating some loss of finish to the base metal and a careful period repair to the intersection of the pinback and hinge

Its primary task was to protect convoys from the German Kriegsmarine's U-boat force

and is stamped with a black ink mark of “BETR

Germany, NSDAP. A Political Leader’s Belt and Buckle, by Friedrich Linden Province of China overall gilt wear on the(Feldbindenschloss fr Politische Leiter der NSDAP). A matching NSDAP Political Leaders belt and buckle, the former constructed of pressed brown leather, one end stitched into a loop to accommodate a gilded aluminum loop, the opposite edge retaining a hidden leather tongue perforated with seven sets of dual eyelets for an adjustable fit, with two sliding brown leather loops at each end, the loop marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker