Germany, Hj. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Friedrich Linden Auction attached by silver metal buttons

attached by silver metal buttons to secure the shoulder straps to the shoulders

and then housed German prisoners of war

in early 1945

text in Italian

maker marked "O & C" (Overhoff & Cie

Germany, Hj. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Friedrich Linden Auction attached by silver metal buttons(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of a silvered zink alloy, the obverse bearing a raised central HJ style German national eagle clutching a HJ insignia, within a ribbed ring bearing a raised inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code M4 24 for Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, measuring 60 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), most of the finish has been lost and