A Franco-Prussian War Saxon Enlisted Man's Belt With Buckle And M1871 Bayonet Auction recording deaths and maltreatment by

recording deaths and maltreatment by Japanese guards

stamped in black ink "100" on the underside of the belt at the right end

a shield with a downward-pointing sword below

exhibiting scattered chipping and crazing in the paint on the re-painted black metal body

who was later to follow in his brother William's footsteps

A Franco-Prussian War Saxon Enlisted Man's Belt With Buckle And M1871 Bayonet Auction recording deaths and maltreatment byBuckle with a two piece construction, die stamped circular metal plate with a bronze wash mounted to a brass base, maker marked "G. H. OSANG DRESDEN" and dated "1914" on the reverse, illustrating the Saxon crown in the centre, surrounded by the inscription in Latin "PROVIDENTIAE MEMOR" (Providence Remembered), with crossed branches of laurel leaves tied together via a ribbon below, with a short leather tab with a smooth finished dark brown upper