Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Auction exposing the padding and the

exposing the padding and the underlying white cotton mesh backer

Canberra of the Royal Australian Navy in October 1935

each constructed of white wool with buckram cores and pinned with a single aluminum insignia

maker marked "THOMAS FATTORINI BOLTON" and marked "WARRANTED FIRE GILT" with "BEST" impressed over "FIRE" on the reverse

the eagle is surmounted by a large imperial crown presenting large arches connecting to a monde with a small cross on top

Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Auction exposing the padding and the(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of magnetic metal with a dark grey painted finish, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing a raised inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) and oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with only slight scratching and oxidation evident, in extremely fine