Germany, Imperial; Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Belt Buckles Archive when a German high-explosive shell

when a German high-explosive shell landed in front of his dugout just as he had emerged

measuring 110 mm (w) x 109 mm (l)

The handle grip consists of a single piece of lacquered dark brown wood

that he went "missing" from base on August 15

Germany, Imperial; Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Belt Buckles Archive when a German high-explosive shell(Grtelschnallen). A pair of belt buckles, including: 1. A Heer (Prussian) Enlisted personnel buckle, constructed of partially silvered brass, the obverse bearing a central raised crown, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with laurel branches, the reverse with a loop, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), denting and tarnishing is visible throughout the base metal and the roller is missing, an early