Germany, Dak. A German Africa Crops Standard Issue Belt Buckle, By R. Sieper, Dated 1942 Auction constructed of fine quality manufacture

constructed of fine quality manufacture gilded bronze and bright red

in blackened bronze with partial silvering

then returning to HMCS Shearwater in March 1957

72mm x 73mm

inside tinted in a gold coloured wash

Germany, Dak. A German Africa Crops Standard Issue Belt Buckle, By R. Sieper, Dated 1942 Auction constructed of fine quality manufacture(Wehrmacht Deutsches Afrikakorps Koppelschloss). Constructed of olive drab painted metal (magnetic); the obverse with a central raised field depicting a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed Gott Mit Uns (German God with Us) and a partial oak wreath; the reverse with a standard soldered catch and double prong swivel bar; attached to a thick brown leather tab dated 1942 and maker marked Richard Sieper & Shne, Ldenscheid on the tab;