Germany, Heer. A Mint Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Dransfeld & Co. Newly Listed she was torpedoed by the

she was torpedoed by the German submarine UB-47 ninety-three kilometers south-east of Cape Matapan in Greece

II Class (Orden Bratstva i Jedinstva): insignia in bronze gilt with red and white enamels

the cover bearing a raised profile of a Heer soldier wearing a Stahlhelm opening on a functional hinge to reveal a hollow interior with a lip to accommodate a matchbox

the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M1/128” for maker Eugen Schmidthäussler

also including a ribbon bar with two decorations

Germany, Heer. A Mint Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Dransfeld & Co. Newly Listed she was torpedoed by the(Heer Grtelschnallen fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated with a circular ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with oak branches, the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, maker marked with the logo of Dransfeld & Co., Menden, with an illegible manufacture