Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Berg & Nolte Republic of 1914 and signed in black

1914 and signed in black ink by the Chancellor of the Ducal Order of Henry the Lion

” with the same number stamped on the bottom plate of the throat

cloth badge versions

measuring 14 mm (w) x 16 mm (h)

Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Berg & Nolte Republic of 1914 and signed in black(Heer Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap bearing a makers mark of BERG & NOLTE, LDENSCHEID,