Germany, Third Reich. A Political/Paramilitary Personnel Belt and Claw Buckle, by Wilhelm Schröder & Co. Province of China Cross for Military Valour (Croix

Cross for Military Valour (Croix de la Valeur Militaire) (in bronze

measuring 84 mm x 70 mm

on original Ladys bow ribbon as worn

one demonstrating moderate oxidation throughout the silver wire piping

88 mm (h) with minor oxidation evident

Germany, Third Reich. A Political/Paramilitary Personnel Belt and Claw Buckle, by Wilhelm Schröder & Co. Province of China Cross for Military Valour (Croix(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