Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Germanic Folk Art Belt Buckle Auction Archive Stitched onto the peak is

Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of black rayon backer bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

the Legend appearing on the former

fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns

stood head and shoulders above his fellows

the obverse blue medallion demonstrates evidence of re-attachment with glue remnants visible around the centrepiece

Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Germanic Folk Art Belt Buckle Auction Archive Stitched onto the peak is(Grtelschnalle). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval ring with hammered dimples throughout, overlaid at both the top and bottom mobile mobile swastikas, with two claws emanating from one side presenting as horns, the reverse with an integral loop and clip, unmarked, measuring 60 mm (w) x 84 mm (h), demonstrating minor denting and loss of finish, a unique and privately purchased buckle featuring a Germanic folk art aesthetic