A German Leather Shoulder Strap Auction Archive A similar buckle is illustrated

A similar buckle is illustrated on page 243 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Footnote: James Alexander MacPhail was born on January 25

Accompanied by a 10 mm x 102 mm three-ribbon Ribbon Bar of same and copies of his Index Cards

4 x (w) 42

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A German Leather Shoulder Strap Auction Archive A similar buckle is illustratedStrap is fabricated from a thick leather with a smooth finished black upper, raw underside, one end wrapped around and riveted in place on the reverse, the other end folded over and looped around the magnetic silvered metal buckle and finished with a rivet, magnetic silvered metal clips on either end, the strap measuring 17 mm x 950 mm. Contact marks evident on the clips from active use, very light contact on the upper, light soiling on the reverse.