Original German WWII SS EM/NCO Leather Waist Belt with Steel Buckle by F. W. Assmann & Söhne - RZM 155/40 ᛋᛋ U.S. Machine Guns but the leather is still

but the leather is still relatively soft

It looks to be leather over a fiberboard stiffener

so we assume that the wearer of this cap was promoted to an officer during their service

- M1928 “Meat Can” Pouch: This detachable pouch is designed to hold the mess tin (aka "meat can") on the Army and Marine Corps Haversacks

Original German WWII SS EM/NCO Leather Waist Belt with Steel Buckle by F. W. Assmann & Söhne - RZM 155/40 ᛋᛋ U.S. Machine Guns but the leather is stillOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely black leather SS belt, with a very good condition WWII German Schutzstaffel (SS) EM NCO's Steel Painted Belt Buckle (Koppelschlo). It is the correct stamped steel box type with an embossed with a high relief, embossed, central motif pattern consisting of an SS style national eagle with out stretched wings, clutching a wreath, encompassing a static swas. The swas and wreath are in turn encompassed by