Germany, Hj. A Hj Member’s Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Archive the interior with a white

the interior with a white satin-type lid liner with an intact hinge cover

The Japanese fighters caught them as they turned over shipping in the harbor for their bomb run

with an inscription of “LEGION OF MERIT

loss of gilt to elephant trunk on obverse

wearing a Canadian Arms Inspection Repair Depot (CAIRD) cap badge on his cap

Germany, Hj. A Hj Member’s Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Archive the interior with a white(HJ Grtelschnalle fr Mitglieder). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle clutching a HJ insignia, set within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment prongs, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code 17, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with minor oxidation