Germany, HJ. A Rare Member’s Belt Buckle, Crank Catch Variant, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity " The Duke of Wellington

" The Duke of Wellington called him "a rough foul-mouthed devil as ever lived"

each constructed of field-grey wool and trimmed with red piping

supplemented by numerous photographs in both colour and black-and-white

and maker marked on back plate for Itska Lozinsky

group troop shots on holiday

Germany, HJ. A Rare Member’s Belt Buckle, Crank Catch Variant, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity " The Duke of Wellington(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of a silvered aluminum alloy, the obverse bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching an HJ insignia, situated within a circular ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a crank catch and with attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, along with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and a