Croatia, Independent State. A Ustasha Nco's Belt Archive William John Wattam of Beamsville

William John Wattam of Beamsville (c/o W

fixed with all four attachment prongs to a field-grey wool liner with a light brown paper backer

and some material fatigue to the frog

in silver (marked “800” for silver content)

Accompanied by his Wound Chevron (red wool insignia on brownish-green wool

Croatia, Independent State. A Ustasha Nco's Belt Archive William John Wattam of BeamsvilleUpper bearing a repeating pattern of interlocking loops in maroon embroidery, on a gray wool base, supple Chamois leather backer, with a reddish brown leather tab stitched in place to the underside, the tab with with eleven rows of two holes each for length adjustment, magnetic metal receiving clip secured in place at one end, the clip exhibiting some surface rust, measuring 43 mm in width x 1,220 mm in length, the maroon embroidery coming away from