the silvered finish has been lost
with a slit for suspension from a duty belt
The trousers measure approximately 465 across the waist
After a brief hospitalization in France
a German newspaper acting as a support under the sweatband at the front
Germany, Imperial. A Late First War Heer Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Newly Listed the silvered finish has been(Heer Grtelschnalle). A late First War Heer EM NCOs belt buckle, constructed of grey painted magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised Prussian crown, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and laurel leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment prongs, retaining a period original leather strap, with the partially legible mark of a Nuremberg based manufacturer, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h),