A Bavarian Officer's Brocade Belt & Buckle GTRexclude First Class - (Merit Cross

First Class - (Merit Cross for Courage) - In bronze gilt (1914-1918)

the SS Totenkopf Reiterstandarte 1 was renamed the 1st SS Cavalry Regiment

one clasp: Gyantse

still wrapped in waxed paper

scattered chipping in the green enamels on the wreath

A Bavarian Officer's Brocade Belt & Buckle GTRexclude First Class - (Merit CrossA Bavarian Officer's Brocade Belt & Buckle Belt is fabricated from a silver aluminum thatched patterned weave, with two rows of Bavarian blue brocade interwoven into the belt, supported by a navy blue wool backer, 43 mm wide x 1,140 mm long, featuring a two piece silvered brass Officer's buckle on the right end, illustrating a raised full oakleaf wreath encompassing a Bavarian crown in its centre, a clip on the reverse of the buckle for attachment to