Germany, SA. A Member’s Belt Buckle, First Pattern Auction Komturkreuz I Klasse)

Komturkreuz I Klasse)

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Liman von Sanders would be the last German to attempt this task

entitled "The Military Badges and Insignia of Southern Africa" by Colin R

7) A Wehrmacht Officer’s eagle

Germany, SA. A Member’s Belt Buckle, First Pattern Auction Komturkreuz I Klasse)(Sturmabteilung Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften 1. Modell). Constructed of gilded and silvered brass, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle clutching a wreathed sunwheel style swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing oak leaf branches, the reverse with claws emanating from a functional roller, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), a first pattern buckle in extremely fine condition.