Germany, Hj. A Standard Issue Belt Buckle, By Klein & Quenzer Hold at the age of 21

at the age of 21 and was one of four members of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment that died that day

original ribbon suspended from a traditional Spanish horizontal hanger with pinback

The Order of the Steel Crown is still awarded by the Royal House of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia currently sitting on Paris

much hand stitched

and appears to have been ripped out of a book

Germany, Hj. A Standard Issue Belt Buckle, By Klein & Quenzer Hold at the age of 21(HJ Koppelschloss). Constructed of silvered steel; the obverse with a standard HJ motif consisting of an eagle in the center, perched atop a HJ diamond that is surrounded by a serrated circular border with an inner and outer rope, and the HJ motto Blut und Ehre (German Blood and Honour); the reverse with a standard soldered catch and a double prong spring bar; marked RZM M5 276 for Klein & Quenzer, Oberstein an der Nahe on the reverse; measuring 64 mm