Germany, Heer. A Belt and Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Pre-War Issue Province of China 8 mm x 56 mm

8 mm x 56 mm inclusive of its ball suspension

while the index finger was left with restricted mobility

operating from August 1914 to the end of 1915

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There are only five known recipientsof the II Class Honour Cross

Germany, Heer. A Belt and Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Pre-War Issue Province of China 8 mm x 56 mm(Heer Koppel fr Mannschaften). A Heer belt and buckle for Enlisted ranks, the former constructed of black leather, one end perforated with eight sets of dual eyelets for an adjustable fit, the opposite end stitched into a loop for the accommodation of a magnetic metal clip, the reverse bearing illegible handwritten inscriptions, measuring 4 cm (w) x 96 cm (l); the latter constructed of pebbled aluminum, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German