Germany, Hj. A Rare Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Kallenbach, Meyer & Franke Auction Archive with "1914" clasp on ribbon

with "1914" clasp on ribbon

bearing a double inscription of “9

He was severely wounded in Sep 1943

embossed with an outline of an Iron Cross on the exterior of the lid in silver

selected from the 1st Fusiliers Battalion

Germany, Hj. A Rare Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Kallenbach, Meyer & Franke Auction Archive with "1914" clasp on ribbon(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of nickel plated magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle clutching a HJ insignia, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M4 3 for Kallenbach, Meyer & Franke, Luckenwalde, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some loss of finish