Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Modified for Postwar Wear, by Richard Sieper & Söhne Hold also bearing an intact RZM

also bearing an intact RZM label with an identical maker’s code and serial number “289230”

the twelve o’clock arm with a royal  crown

Photo shows a young man

signed on September 10

and measuring 50 mm (w) x 20 mm (h)

Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Modified for Postwar Wear, by Richard Sieper & Söhne Hold also bearing an intact RZM(Waffen SS Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing an SS style German national eagle, overlaying a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY), the reverse with a clip and claws emanating from a functional roller, marked with Sig runes, a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo, and maker code 822 38 for Richard Sieper & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), demonstrating