BACKGROUND: The open claw belt buckle was authorized for wear by almost all political and military organizations during the Third Reich, with a variety of different institution dates. Belts for Political Leaders were initially produced of chocolate brown leather, until 1939 when the Havana brown coloration was chosen as its replacement. Similar, blackened, belts were worn by a variety of political organizations, such as the NSKK and NSFK, with the color of the buckle being some indication of rank, gold rating higher than silver.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: The die struck alloy, pebbled front, open rectangular, double claw belt buckle, measuring 77mm x 50mm,. DRGM marked. The 58mm" wide brown leather belt, 105cm long, has one end folded over and stitched around the buckle, while the other end comes to a rounded point with seven pairs of buckling holes. Nicely RZM marked and still has original paper RZM tag still attached.