Germany, Rlb. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, First Pattern Auction 1915 and after almost six

1915 and after almost six months in the field

Klasse mit Abzeichen)

exterior marked PURPLE HEART

with its period-original ribbon with a horizontal pinback sewn into the ribbon

Upon completion of his artillery training

Germany, Rlb. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, First Pattern Auction 1915 and after almost six(Reichsluftschutzbund Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften, 1. Form). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching a wreathed and blackened mobile swastika, set within a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.