Germany, Heer. A Standard Issue Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Richard Sieper & Söhne Auction Archive he was stuck off strength

he was stuck off strength to the 12th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling the same day

with its black rayon backer intact on the reverse

Awarded the Long Service Medal by General Order 9 in 1902

unmarked as is typical with this type

there was only a Royal Air Force 200 Squadron which operated in Africa and India

Germany, Heer. A Standard Issue Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Richard Sieper & Söhne Auction Archive he was stuck off strength(Heer Koppelschloss). Constructed of olive drab painted magnetic metal, the obverse with a raised field depicting a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, surrounded by the inscription GOTT MIT UNS (God with Us) at the top, with a partial oak wreath at the bottom, the reverse plain, with a soldered catch, and a standard dual prong spring bar, marked R. S. & S. for Richard Sieper & Shne, measuring 62 mm (w) x 47 mm (h), in overall