Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS EM/NCO’s Belt Buckle, Unmarked, Steel Variant Newly Listed The Purple Heart was instituted

The Purple Heart was instituted on August 7

the reverse engraved "ALBERT GOODWIN" within an opened-ended wreath of laurel leaves

the covered bearing a gilded and embossed inscription to von Bismarck from the Achtermann in Goslar (Harz Mountains)

surrounded by the Latin inscription "MARIA LUDOVICA PARM PLAC ETC DUX S ORD CONST MAGN MAGISTER"

centre cartouche maker marked Heinrich Weiss

Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS EM/NCO’s Belt Buckle, Unmarked, Steel Variant Newly Listed The Purple Heart was instituted(Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften der Waffen SS). Constructed of magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a swastika situated within a ribbed ring bearing the inscription Meine Ehre Heit Treue (My Honour is Loyalty) in German Fraktur Script, the reverse with a loop and attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, an unmarked example, measuring 66 mm (w) x 48 mm (l), with a small hole drilled into the