Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Officer’s Belt Buckle, by Overhoff & Cie certificate_of_authenticity in demonstrating minor material fatigue

in demonstrating minor material fatigue to the case

Stitched onto the peak of the cap is an insignia consisting of a multi-coloured cotton-blended HJ insignia

the reverse with a blue enameled disc bearing a silvered inscription of “TREUE FÜR FÜHRER UND VOLK” (“LOYALTY TO THE FÜHRER AND PEOPLE”)

tarnishing and surface oxidation of the scabbard

the interior with a white rayon lid liner bearing a maker’s mark of “HANS GNAD

Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Officer’s Belt Buckle, by Overhoff & Cie certificate_of_authenticity in demonstrating minor material fatigue(Waffen SS Feldbindenschloss fr Offiziere). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, situated above a banner bearing an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY) the reverse with a clip and loop with attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, marked with a Reichszeugmeisteri logo, an SS logo, and the logo and maker code of Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid,