Germany, DRK. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Personnel, Second Pattern, by Overhoff & Cie Hold 53 mm (w) x 25

53 mm (w) x 25

very fine condition (with award document

demonstrating near-total loss of silver finish to the base metal and an unusual transitional round wire catch on a plate which demonstrates poor application or a period repair

Chesma Obelisk in Gatchina (1775)

Wien” and “Ges

Germany, DRK. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Personnel, Second Pattern, by Overhoff & Cie Hold 53 mm (w) x 25(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften 2. Modell). Constructed of pebbled aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised German Red Cross (DRK) style German national eagle clutching a Geneva Cross and overlaid by a mobile swastika, situated within a semi oval laurel wreath, the reverse with a catch and claws emanating from a functional roller, maker marked with the logo of Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), a