Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Germanic Folk Art Belt Buckle Auction Archive The case is stained instead

The case is stained instead of being painted and is of a different type than any of the other sets

Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of black rayon backer bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns

The helmet is otherwise unmarked and measures 220 mm (w) x 295 mm (l) x 198 mm (h)

Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Germanic Folk Art Belt Buckle Auction Archive The case is stained instead(Grtelschnalle). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval ring with hammered dimples throughout, overlaid at both the top and bottom mobile mobile swastikas, with two claws emanating from one side presenting as horns, the reverse with an integral loop and clip, unmarked, measuring 60 mm (w) x 84 mm (h), demonstrating minor denting and loss of finish, a unique and privately purchased buckle featuring a Germanic folk art aesthetic