Germany, Sa. An Early Sturmabteilung Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle Newly Listed in patinated and silvered bronze

in patinated and silvered bronze

He was struck off strength of the 3rd Reserve Battalion on proceeding overseas to the French theatre

He survived the war and is documented as having been awarded the Order of the Zahringen (Empress) Lion

and numbered “55”

The breast flaps each have two pockets

Germany, Sa. An Early Sturmabteilung Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle Newly Listed in patinated and silvered bronze(Grtelschnalle fr Mnner der Sturmabteilung). Constructed of partially silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised Sturmabteilung (SA) style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing oak leaf branches, the reverse with swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.