Germany, Ss. A Ss Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction measures 26 mm (w) x

measures 26 mm (w) x 60 mm (h)

mounted onto a court-mounted medal bar

notwithstanding the heavy shelling

Commander- in bronze gilt and enamels

one of the taglines noting "From Ypres to the Somme with the 13th Canadian Battalion

Germany, Ss. A Ss Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction measures 26 mm (w) x(SS Grtelschnalle). Constructed of magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, set within a ribbed wreath bearing a raised inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code 155 40 for F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some loss of