Germany, Weimar Republic. A Heer Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle Province of China to Sapper Walter J

to Sapper Walter J

maker clearly marked on suspension loop as “Wilhelm Kunz

Pinned into the peak is an insignia in the form of a gilded zink Reichsbahn-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

6 holes for thread

and bearing three hand-embroidered gold bullion wire oak leaves with acorns

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Heer Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle Province of China to Sapper Walter J(Reichswehr Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) and laurel branches, the reverse with a loop and attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), an example of a buckle worn by both Reichswehr and early Wehrmacht Heer