Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Belt Buckle Archive Footnote: The SS long service

Footnote: The SS long service awards were first introduced by Adolf Hitler on January 30

(Kriegsmarine Luftschutz Armband)

on top of black rayon

the city centre’s largest square

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Belt Buckle Archive Footnote: The SS long service(Kriegsmarine Grtelschnalle fr Offizier). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath with cut out edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a central raised fouled anchor on a ribbed background, the reverse with a clip and dual buckles, unmarked, measuring 60 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), demonstrating minor loss of finish and some oxidation to the obverse, in very fine condition.