Germany, Hj. An Early Belt Buckle Newly Listed 2 mm (w) x 51

2 mm (w) x 51

A rare and extremely well-preserved Slovakian Army Officer’s sword

1953 on the occasion of Karl Marx’s 135th birthday and on the recommendation of the GDR Council of Ministers

having had his ear syringed at dressing stations irregularly

he was transferred to the Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery

Germany, Hj. An Early Belt Buckle Newly Listed 2 mm (w) x 51(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised Sturmabteilung style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, within a ribbed ring overlaid by oak leaf branches, the reverse with dual attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 54 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), in very fine condition.