Germany, Hj. A Hj Member’s Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed large silvered metal crossed batons

large silvered metal crossed batons in the centre identifying the wearer as a Field Mashal

DRL stamped October 11

at Christmas 1938

measuring 92 mm x 39 mm

Letter of Inquiry from His Father

Germany, Hj. A Hj Member’s Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed large silvered metal crossed batons(HJ Grtelschnalle fr Mitglieder). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle clutching a HJ insignia, set within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment prongs, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code 17, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with minor oxidation