Instituted 1905 by King Alfonso XIII
A lesser Commanding Officer might have been tempted to select the weaker links of his battalion
The 1936 XI Berlin Summer Olympic Games was intended as a showcase for the Nazi organization and its German sporting prowess
Attached to the ring is a well-worn but intact leather strap with an oval buckle and metal clip
the perimeter edges of the semi-circle having been trimmed to size for uniform wear accordingly
Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service (Rad) Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle By Richard Sieper & Söhne GTRexclude Instituted 1905 by King Alfonso(Reichsarbeitsdienst Grtelschnalle). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse with a central raised shovel head bearing a mobile swastika, within a wreath of wheat stalks, the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs, maker marked R. S. S. for Richard Sieper & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.