A Standard Sa Enlisted Man’s Belt Buckle Auction Archive Just a few months after

Just a few months after the end of his apprenticeship

on a “Flaschengrün” (bottle green) wool backer with a black rayon backing

maker marked "23" (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Heereshedarf in der Graveur-ubd Ziselierung

reverse engraved "A / JEAN RIGA / INCENDIE / A CLERMONT / LE 29 AOUT /1882" inside an open-ended wreath with "P" and "R" centre by a rose at its base

233 mm in diameter x 50 mm in depth

A Standard Sa Enlisted Man’s Belt Buckle Auction Archive Just a few months afterConstructed of die stamped brass; the obverse with a national eagle perched atop a mobile wreathed swastika, surrounded by two looped ropes, with two oak leaf twigs on the bottom; the reverse with two intact solder points, with double claw prongs and a stamped catch; measuring 63 mm x 47 mm; a lightly worn example; in near very fine condition.