Germany, Hj. A Standard Issue Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed with die stamped affixed copper

with die stamped affixed copper face-plate

5 mm x 25 mm inclusive of its crown suspension)

before he was to see service in Europe during the First World War

2 Clasps - GERMANY

his Hudson was seen to burst into flames and dive into the water of the Bay of Fundy - four days earlier the repair logs for the aircraft had noted a badly leaking engine primer

Germany, Hj. A Standard Issue Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed with die stamped affixed copper(HJ Koppelschloss). Constructed of polished nickel silver; the obverse with a standard HJ motif consisting of an eagle in the center, perched atop a HJ diamond that is surrounded by a serrated circular border with an inner and outer rope, and the HJ motto Blut und Ehre (German Blood and Honour); the reverse with a standard soldered catch and a double prong spring bar; marked with the logo of Assmann, A&S, RZM 17, as well as Ges. Gesch. on the reverse;