(Unterschnallgurt) Woven blue rayon/cotton blend webbing belt with tan leather reinforced nickel/silver plated, pronged magnetic sheet metal buckle and corresponding tan leather buckling tongue with seven punched buckling holes. The belt is roughly 100cm long and 25mm wide. Both "D" rings are present. The buckle end of the belt has one fixed leather loop. Set also includes a matching set of Navy officer dagger hangers that have deluxe front facing black nylon fabric and black corduroy backers, each strap fed through gold gilt aluminum buckles with dual stacked lion’s heads. Matching gold gilt aluminum clips at the either end of each strap. Very little wear on back black corduroy fabric. Overall the Navy Officer dagger hangers are in excellent condition and would pair nicely with your Kriegsmarine dagger. The German Navy adopted the use of a dress dagger for its officers in the 19th century. In 1935, the Nazi leadership reintroduced universal conscription for German men as part of a plan to greatly expand German military power. The German Navy became part of the new Wehrmacht and was renamed the “Kriegsmarine.” The leadership of the Kriegsmarine was largely very traditional and initially retained many pre-Nazi traditions including the traditional dress dagger which was unchanged since WWI. But in 1938, a new dagger was introduced for the Kriegsmarine, that bore the Nazi swastika emblem. This pattern of dress dagger is known today as the Second Model Navy Dagger. The earlier “flaming ball” device used on the first model pommel was replaced with a German national eagle emblem clutching a wreathed swastika. The crossguard on the second model Navy dagger was longer than that found on the first pattern. The standard blade was acid etched with a fouled anchor and ornate foliage pattern. Because it was expected that these daggers would be worn at sea, all parts with the exception of the blade were initially made from brass. The Second Model Navy Dagger was made by more than a dozen manufacturers in a number of variants until the end of WWII. As with all officer dress daggers, they were not issued, but were private purchase items. Officers could customize these to suit their own tastes by upgrading them and customizing them in various ways.