Two Second War Period German Straps And Belt

First item is a shoulder strap consisting of two pieces in off-white cotton, webbed, the short strap connected to the longer one via a magnetic elongated loop, a magnetic metal elongated buckle for length adjustment placed on the larger piece, the ends of the strap stitched to a central thick leather patch with a smooth finish on both sides, the end of the strap housing a pebbled D-ring stamped with the maker mark "UE24" (Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid), a multi-link chain attached to the D-ring and finishing with a large hook at the opposite end, measuring 43 mm x approximately 1,100 mm. Light soiling on the belt. Second item is a strap with a smooth finished dark brown leather upper, raw underside, strap fed though a metal buckle with a pebbled upper, the buckle securing the strap where it folds around to the reverse and is riveted in place, one slider on the strap with its ends riveted together, functioning magnetic metal clip at the end secured by the strap where it wraps around to the reverse, a smaller strap attached to a D-ring at the opposite end and riveted in place, the strap measuring 15 mm x 770 mm (not including where it folds around to the reverse). Light wear to the leather portions, surface rust evident on the metal hardware. Third item is a belt fabricated from thick chocolate brown embroidery, a magnetic silvered metal buckle at one end, secured by a smooth finished brown leather tab stitched to the body of the belt on both sides, with a smooth finished brown leather slider placed around the belt under the tab, the other end with a long leather tab, with a smooth finished brown upper and a smooth finished light brown underside, the tab with a single row of seven holes for length adjustment, size stamped in black ink "85" on the underside, measuring 26 mm x 925 mm inclusive of the tabs. No interruptions in the fabrics. As a lot, better than very fine.

Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 2001.