Germany, Hj. A Standard Issue Belt Buckle, By Klein & Quenzer Newly Listed of typical WWI period French

of typical WWI period French manufacture

9 mm in diameter)

With case of issue with brown exterior and purple/white interior

the original buttons having been lost to time

In painted silver Bakalite

Germany, Hj. A Standard Issue Belt Buckle, By Klein & Quenzer Newly Listed of typical WWI period French(HJ Koppelschloss). Constructed of silvered steel; the obverse with a standard HJ motif consisting of an eagle in the center, perched atop a HJ diamond that is surrounded by a serrated circular border with an inner and outer rope, and the HJ motto Blut und Ehre (German Blood and Honour); the reverse with a standard soldered catch and a double prong spring bar; marked RZM M5 276 for Klein & Quenzer, Oberstein an der Nahe on the reverse; measuring 64 mm