Croatia, Independent State. A Croatian Defence Force Officer’s Belt Auction in Leicester

in Leicester

circumscribed by Latin script - maker marked “Kautsch”

displaying a set of crossed swords within a laurel wreath with a bow at the bottom

while the opposite end features a magnetic metal throat

Croatia, Independent State. A Croatian Defence Force Officer’s Belt Auction in LeicesterConstructed of slate grey wool, the obverse topped by a silver aluminum wire tresses bearing machine embroidered designs along both the top and bottom edges, bisected by an additional red, white, and blue Croatian national tresse through the mid section, one end retaining two sliding loops of identical construction and stitched with an aluminum buckle, the opposite end featuring a reverse brown leather tongue perforated with 11 sets of eyelets for an