Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Panzerjäger-Abteilung 18 (Horst Wessel) Identification Tag Newly Listed 1st Canadians) Privately made

1st Canadians) Privately made

of wartime front situations

engraver marked "FRASER" (American sculptor James Earle Fraser

that it could have been fitted with a booby trap

A similar buckle is illustrated on page 271 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Panzerjäger-Abteilung 18 (Horst Wessel) Identification Tag Newly Listed 1st Canadians) Privately made(Erkennungsmarke fr Mnner der 18. SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division "Horst Wessel"). Constructed of zink, stamped with three suspension loops, bearing a double stamped inscription of 18. SS FR. W. PZ. GREN. H. W. PZ. JAG. ABT. 18, with an identification number of 128, measuring 71 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), with oxidation evident throughout, in overall very fine condition.