Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A Late-Period Member’s Belt Buckle Auction (Erster Weltkrieg Photo und Spiegel)

(Erster Weltkrieg Photo und Spiegel)

the crown above in bronze gilt and red enamels with six coloured stones in its base

An oval ring constructed of gilded bronze

while center of the cross is in excellent condition

who was convalescing in the County Antrim Infirmary at the time of his brother’s death and was wounded again in August 1917

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A Late-Period Member’s Belt Buckle Auction (Erster Weltkrieg Photo und Spiegel)(Der Stahlhelm Grtelschnalle fr Mitglieder). Constructed of brass, the obverse bearing a central raised Stahlhelm, set within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of FRONTHEIL with oak leaf branches, the reverse with swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), some surface oxidation is visible, friction renders movement of the claws difficult, and the remnant of glue from previous display is visible on the reverse, in very fine