Germany, Empire. A Telegrapher’s Belt Buckle, C. 1917 United Republic of a Waist Belt (white cotton

a Waist Belt (white cotton on both sides

consisting of nicely enameled red Maltese Cross with ball finials

He saw action in the Pacific theatre with the Coast Artillery Corps

without pinback

which was limited to heads of state)

Germany, Empire. A Telegrapher’s Belt Buckle, C. 1917 United Republic of a Waist Belt (white cotton(Telegraph Koppelschloss). Constructed of magnetic metal, the obverse displaying the royal crown on a raised field, circumscribed Gott Mit Uns (God With Us) along with an open ended wreath below, a bracket is riveted to each side of the buckle via two rivets each for wires to be passed through, the reverse plain, a catch, and a standard dual prong spring bar, measuring 102 mm (w) x 47 mm (h), in fair condition.