Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Officer’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie Newly Listed forty-one awarded in 1866

forty-one awarded in 1866

the exterior bearing a machine-embroidered red inscription of “SMS HERTA”

mounted to a Gold Filled plate

list is referred to in the drafting letter

the only related employment he found was as a Lieutenant in the militia

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Officer’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie Newly Listed forty-one awarded in 1866(Waffen SS Grtelschnalle fr Offiziere). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, within a ribbed ring bearing a banner overlaid by an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY), the reverse with a clip and swivel attachment claws, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei logo, the double Sig runes of the SS, and the makers logo of Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid, measuring