Germany, Third Reich. A State Forestry Official’s Belt and Buckle Hold both with a brass button

both with a brass button at the neck end illustrating the United States (Union) eagle bearing a shield on its chest

with a black lacquered rounded with a swastika in the centre

the chinstrap rests upon a protruding black vulcan fibre visor

Braun was a photographer

Germany, Third Reich. A State Forestry Official’s Belt and Buckle Hold both with a brass button(Deutscher Forstverein Grtel und Schnalle). A State Forestry Officials belt and buckle, the former constructed of pressed dark brown leather with a dark green wool felt underlay, one end stitched with a hidden leather tongue perforated with seven sets of dual eyelets for an adjustable fit, the opposite end stitched into a loop to accommodate the buckle, the tongue end stamped with a size of 80, otherwise unmarked, measuring 4. 5 cm (w) x 85 cm (l),