Spain, Franco Period. An Officer's Brocade & Cross Belt, C.1938 United Republic of the reverse inscribed “Treue für

the reverse inscribed “Treue für Führer und Volk (German - Loyalty for the Leader and the People

The leather washer at the crossguard junction remains intact and the blade only exhibits light wear from extraction and return to the scabbard

12 mm (w) x 53

before going overseas in December 1916

the obverse consisting of a laurel branch wreath with a central steering wheel

Spain, Franco Period. An Officer's Brocade & Cross Belt, C.1938 United Republic of the reverse inscribed “Treue fürBoth the waist belt and shoulder belt have uppers fabricated from gold coloured bullion wire and yellow embroidery, bearing alternating lion and castle icons, each of the icons separated by an angled border, the underside of both in red rayon. The waist belt has leather tab with a smooth light brown upper stitched in place on the underside at the right end, the tab with ten rows of two holes each for length adjustment, brass receiving clip stitched in