Germany, RAD. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Berg & Nolte United Republic of 2 mm (w) x 52

2 mm (w) x 52 mm (h - inclusive of horizontally pierced ball suspension)

lid with the Finnish lion insignia in gold-coloured ink

the exterior bearing a machine-embroidered gold bullion wire inscription of “MARINENACHRICHTENSCHULE”

the obverse depicts a female figure holding a flower and clover (clubs) to dispel the personification of time

A Second War Essex Scottish (Windsor

Germany, RAD. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Berg & Nolte United Republic of 2 mm (w) x 52(Reichsarbeitsdienst Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised Reich Labour Service (RAD) insignia, situated within a circular wheat stalk wreath, 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, circumscribing a date of 1937, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h)< demonstrating