Germany, Hj. A Hj Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle By Richard Sieper & Söhne Auction Archive 5 mm (h) Iron Cross

5 mm (h) Iron Cross in cloth with its details screen-printed in black and silver-coloured inks

and to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) on April 1

He was a pilot of a DH2 single seater aircraft and was wounded while engaging in aerial combat with an enemy aircraft over Bapaume on 11 March 1917

and in the following year to South Africa to supersede Lord Chelmsford in command of the forces in the Zulu War

on January 22

Germany, Hj. A Hj Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle By Richard Sieper & Söhne Auction Archive 5 mm (h) Iron Cross(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse with a central raised German national eagle clutching a HJ insignia, within a ribbed border bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOR), the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs, with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M4 38 for Richard Sieper & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 62 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.