Germany, Heer. A Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Auction measuring 19 mm (w) x

measuring 19 mm (w) x 27 mm (h)

maker marked "ATEL

still in wrapping paper

In the rank of Private

enamel chipping

Germany, Heer. A Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Auction measuring 19 mm (w) x(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), with significant oxidation and deterioration evident to the upper left corner consistent with moisture damage, in