Germany, Third Reich. A State Forestry Official’s Belt and Buckle Newly Listed Instituted on 1 September 1831

Instituted on 1 September 1831 by Pope Gregory XVI

set within an oval border bearing inscriptions of “SEEFAHRT IST NOT” (“SEAFARING IS NECESSITY”) and “TAG DER DEUTSCHEN SEEFAHRT 25

bearing multiple integrated flaps

The Germans adopted Roold-style helmets

Germany, Third Reich. A State Forestry Official’s Belt and Buckle Newly Listed Instituted on 1 September 1831(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),