Germany, Ss. A Ss Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie Newly Listed maker mark for “Carl Wild”

maker mark for “Carl Wild” of Hamburg on reverse

the highest rank and commander of the Rifles itself

(Tieffligervernichtungsabzeichen)

the Wehrmacht stamp swastika has been ground out

from which he was discharged at the end of his service in 1894

Germany, Ss. A Ss Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie Newly Listed maker mark for “Carl Wild”(SS Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment prongs, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code 36 40 for Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.