Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted and NCO Ranks, Late-War Issue, by Josef Feix & Söhne Auction and appeals to returning POWs

and appeals to returning POWs for information on his status

the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching an Iron Cross

An example of an extremely well preserved Imperial Austrian Gold Grade Public Riding Badge

The scabbard appears without dents in the nickel fittings

measuring 103 mm (h) x 95

Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted and NCO Ranks, Late-War Issue, by Josef Feix & Söhne Auction and appeals to returning POWs(Heer Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften und Unteroffiziere). Constructed of dark grey blue 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 US) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with a catch and claws emanating from a functional roller, maker marked with the logo of Josef Feix & Shne, Gablonz, measuring 62 mm