Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Mid-War Example, by Hermann Aurich Auction Archive situated above the Carlsberg logo

situated above the Carlsberg logo and a swastika

The reverse ricasso bears a maker’s mark of “HACO

One of the buttons formerly holding in place the side panels is missing

the Victorians were trained to fight both afloat and on land

He based the teachings on the British Army pamphlet Provisional Instructions for Armored Vehicles 1927

Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Mid-War Example, by Hermann Aurich Auction Archive situated above the Carlsberg logo(Heer Koppelschlo fr Mannschaften). Constructed of grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH IS) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with a catch and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap, stamped with a makers mark of H. AURICH, DRESDEN