Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Auction Hawke and Drake in the

Hawke and Drake in the 1st Brigade and Howe

maker marked "THOMAS FATTORINI BOLTON" and marked "WARRANTED FIRE GILT" with "BEST" impressed over "FIRE" on the reverse

multi-piece construction in silvered and gilded tombac

circumscribed by an inscription of “DEUTSCHES REICH 1871” (“GERMAN EMPIRE 1871”)

Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Auction Hawke and Drake in the(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of magnetic metal with a dark grey painted finish, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing a raised inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) and oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with only slight scratching and oxidation evident, in extremely fine