Germany, Sa. A First Pattern Sturmabteilung Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity in order to go to

in order to go to Officer’s Training School and was commissioned as a Lieutenant with the Winnipeg Light Infantry in October 1913

with a ring through the quadrants bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST IM FEUERLÖSCHWESEN” (“FOR MERIT IN FIRE-FIGHTING”)

the obverse centre medallion depicting hand-painted ruins of the ancestral castle of Zähringer

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it continued to be worn after this date

Germany, Sa. A First Pattern Sturmabteilung Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity in order to go to(Grtelschnalle fr Mnner der Sturmabteilung). Constructed of partially silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised Sturmabteilung (SA) style German national clutching a wreathed sunwheel style swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing oak leaf branches, the reverse with swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some loss of finish evident, in very fine condition.