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Here is your chance to pick up an original German political cross strap complete with the belt. Black leather with aluminum fittings which are fully functional. The leather is still soft and supple overall. Cross strap clips are RZM M5/76 marked on the interior side. Leather belt marked RZM L2/748/40. Complete with the D ring loops as well. Stamped maker mark on the interior as well as a stamp for use by volunteer firefighters in Niederhausen. This would be a fantastic example to put on display with other field gear of the period. Absolutely guaranteed authentic! This piece is a consignment item and is subject to the terms listed on the website. Guaranteed original. The Sturmabteilung was the Nazi Party’s original paramilitary wing. It played a significant role in Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s. Its primary purposes were providing protection for Nazi rallies and assemblies, disrupting the meetings of opposing parties, fighting against the paramilitary units of the opposing parties, especially the Rotfrontkämpferbund of the Communist Party of Germany, and intimidating Romani, trade unionists, and, especially, Jews. The SA were also called the Brownshirts, from the color of their uniform shirts. Brown-colored shirts were chosen as the SA uniform because a large number of them were cheaply available after World War I, having originally been ordered during the war for colonial troops posted to Germany’s former African colonies. After The Night of the Long Knives in 1934, Hitler withdrew support from the SA. The SA continued to exist, but was effectively superseded by the SS, although the paramilitary forces were not formally dissolved until after Nazi Germany’s final capitulation to the Allies in 1945. Free shipping ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD & I don’t charge PayPal fees like some of the other guys!
