Germany, SA. A Member’s Belt Buckle, First Pattern Auction AB) Bronze gilt

AB) Bronze gilt

It was moved from its base in Neuhausen to Ganshorn in East Prussia in preparation for the Invasion of Poland

the obverse consisting of a raised SS-style eagle clutching a wreathed swastika

before being released from service on December 21

without visible marks but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Karl Wurster

Germany, SA. A Member’s Belt Buckle, First Pattern Auction AB) Bronze gilt(Sturmabteilung Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften 1. Modell). Constructed of gilded brass, the obverse bearing a central German national eagle clutching a wreathed sunwheel style swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing laurel branches, the reverse with a loop and attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.