Original German WWI & WWII Belt Buckle Lot With Gold Wound Badge & West Wall Medal In Original Packaging – 4 Items Original Items

Original Items: Only One Lot of 4 Available. This is a wonderful opportunity, especially for the new collectors out there wanting to add a beautiful assortment of items to their collection. Whether you are wanting to get into collecting or just add to already existing collections, you do not want to miss out on this lot.

The Pieces Included Are:
– M1915 Prussian Steel Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß): This buckle features unpainted steel construction, with a 45mm, slightly convex, stamped metal box buckle. This features the Prussian Crown, encompassed by a dual rope-like border within which, against a ribbed background, is the Prussian motto GOTT MIT UNS (God [is] With Us), and a spray of laurels. To the reverse is its welded-on buckle catch, and a metal prong bar with dual prongs, for the belt’s retaining tongue.

– WWII HJ Belt Buckle By Werner Redo (RZM M4/118): This is an excellent WWII German HJ Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß), with a solid cast zinc Alloy Body. It is embossed with the HJ motto Blut und Ehre (Blood and Honor), around the HJ (jugend) diamond logo. The buckle is in great shape, with fantastic field wear to it.

– WWII Gold Wound Badge by Klein & Quenzer: Awarded to those wounded five or more times. Solid zinc construction with little to none of the original gold wash still present. The reverse of this badge is flat, and has the Präsidialkanzlei code “65” in raised numerals, indicating manufacture by the firm of Klein & Quenzer in Idar-Oberstein- a fairly prolific maker of these badges.

– German WWII Unissued Western Wall / Siegfried Line Metal with Ribbon And Envelope: The West Wall Medal (Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen) was a decoration of NSDAP Germany. It was instituted on 2 August 1939 and was given to those who designed and built the fortifications on Germany’s western borders, known as the Westwall or, in English, the Siegfried Line, between 15 June 1938 to 31 March 1939. On 13 November 1939 eligibility was extended to include servicemen of the Wehrmacht who served on the Westwall for at least ten weeks. In all 622,064 medals were awarded until 31 January 1941, when awards of the medal ceased. This early version was made of solid bronze. The back has the statement FÜR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHLANDS – “For Work to Protect Germany.”

A wonderful totally genuine grouping perfect for the German Medal and Insignia collector.