Germany, Hj. A Rare Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Kallenbach, Meyer & Franke Auction Archive Instituted 23 October 1914 by

Instituted 23 October 1914 by Ernest Augustus

bearing a double inscription of “9

Private Archibald Beattie

Measuring 217 mm (w) x 171 mm (h)

He was severely wounded in Sep 1943

Germany, Hj. A Rare Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Kallenbach, Meyer & Franke Auction Archive Instituted 23 October 1914 by(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of nickel plated magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle clutching a HJ insignia, within a ribbed ring bearing an 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 M4 3 for Kallenbach, Meyer & Franke, Luckenwalde, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some loss of finish