Germany, Hj. A Rare Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Kallenbach, Meyer & Franke Auction Archive Private Archibald Beattie

Private Archibald Beattie

He was severely wounded in Sep 1943

with "1914" clasp on ribbon

embossed with an outline of an Iron Cross on the exterior of the lid in silver

measuring 125 mm (w) x 50 mm (h)

Germany, Hj. A Rare Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Kallenbach, Meyer & Franke Auction Archive Private Archibald Beattie(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of nickel plated magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle clutching a HJ insignia, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M4 3 for Kallenbach, Meyer & Franke, Luckenwalde, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some loss of finish