Croatia, Independent State. A Ustasha NCO's Belt

Upper bearing a repeating pattern of interlocking loops in maroon embroidery, on a gray wool base, supple Chamois leather backer, with a reddish-brown leather tab stitched in place to the underside, the tab with with eleven rows of two holes each for length adjustment, magnetic metal receiving clip secured in place at one end, the clip exhibiting some surface rust, measuring 43 mm in width x 1,220 mm in length, the maroon embroidery coming away from the body at the midpoint of the belt, the gray wool exhibiting scattered mothing and edge wear, blackening present on the Chamois backer. Near very fine.