Germany, Hj. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle By F.w. Assmannn & Söhne Newly Listed 1864-1918 Issue

1864-1918 Issue

edged by red (rot) Waffenfarbe piping

to join the 1st Cavalry Division

heedless of the intense enemy fire

Footnote: Lorne Tolbert McLaughlin was born on February 14

Germany, Hj. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle By F.w. Assmannn & Söhne Newly Listed 1864-1918 Issue(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse with a central German national eagle clutching a HJ insignia, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs, marked with the logo of maker F. W. Assmann & Shne, as well as a Reichszeugmeisterei logo and code 17, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.