Germany, Hj. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction 2nd Class for Twenty-Five Years'

2nd Class for Twenty-Five Years' Service (silvered bronze and black enamels

circumscribed by “TREUE DIENSTE BEI DER FAHNE” (Loyal Service by the flag)

the reverse bearing a raised central number “8”

Each sleeve has a 85 mm long beige cotton loop for suspending the coat from hooks

the middle is inscribed with “1811 7 SETPEMBER 1911” to commemorate the centenary of Prince Karl Anton’s birthday

Germany, Hj. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction 2nd Class for Twenty-Five Years'(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching an HJ insignia, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, maker marked with the logo of Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M4 49 for the same manufacturer, measuring 64 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), with