Germany, Hj. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Franke & Co. Hold escaped through the nose escape

escaped through the nose escape hatch

handwritten message in black ink on the inside spread from Gefreiter Gerhard Haubold

PROVINCE DE QUEBEC PROVINCE OF QUEBEC

A lot of 15 ribbon bars

overlaid by a central red and blue Slovak Cross

Germany, Hj. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Franke & Co. Hold escaped through the nose escape(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a 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, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M4 23 for Franke & Co., Ldenscheid, measuring 65 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.