Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Berg & Nolte Republic of the regiment contributed by protecting

the regiment contributed by protecting the army’s flanks

1914 and signed in black ink by the Chancellor of the Ducal Order of Henry the Lion

and moderate loss of gilt finish to the bronze elements

” with the same number stamped on the bottom plate of the throat

Private Walker was wounded "slightly" in his right arm on June 3

Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Berg & Nolte Republic of the regiment contributed by protecting(Heer Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap bearing a makers mark of BERG & NOLTE, LDENSCHEID,