Germany, Heer. A Belt and Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Early Wartime Issue, by Ernst Schneider Province of China the reverse with a central

the reverse with a central medallion bearing a raised Bavarian lion rampant

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 60 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

measures 13 ½ inches (34cm) in length

with black case of issue

and would hold this position until his death in Munich on 16 March 1943

Germany, Heer. A Belt and Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Early Wartime Issue, by Ernst Schneider Province of China the reverse with a central(Heer Koppel fr Mannschaften). A Heer belt and buckle for Enlisted ranks, the former constructed of black leather, one end stitched into a loop for the accommodation of a magnetic metal clip, the opposite end retaining a reverse leather tongue perforated with seven sets of dual eyelets for an adjustable fit, unmarked, measuring 4 cm (w) x 90 cm (l); the latter constructed of magnetic steel and retaining approximately half of its field grey paint, the