Germany, Heer. An Em/ Nco’s Tropical Belt Buckle, By Ernst Schneider Auction a Long Faithful Service Ribbon

a Long Faithful Service Ribbon

The unfortunate outcome of the war prompted his career as Sea Officer to come to an end

the attending physician noted that Walker had "limitation of movement of the right shoulder and elbow and index finger of the right hand" and that he "can close the fist

with the obverse inset with a metallic NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

measuring 68 mm (w) x 86 mm (h)

Germany, Heer. An Em/ Nco’s Tropical Belt Buckle, By Ernst Schneider Auction a Long Faithful Service Ribbon(Heer Tropen Grtelschnalle). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within a ribbed ring bearing a raised inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and oak branches, the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs, maker marked ESL 41 for Ernst Schneider, Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some loss of finish evident, in overall near