Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Paulmann & Crone Hold smooth finished brown leather tab

smooth finished brown leather tab stitched in place on the underside at the buckle end

It the late Summer of 1916

the obverse centre presents the left-facing portrait of Ernst Ludwig

official maker of this insignia

King William’s Cross

Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Paulmann & Crone Hold smooth finished brown leather tab(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching mobile swastika, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and oak leaf branches, the reverse with swivel attachment claws, maker marked with the logo of Paulmann & Crone, Ldenscheid, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near mint condition.