Germany, Hj. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie Hold A Pre First War 13th

A Pre First War 13th Regiment Cap Badge c

Cyrillic cypher "N"

scattered chipping evident on the pinback

089 gross register tons before being confronted by three British cruisers at the Battle of the River Plate on December 13

without buckle

Germany, Hj. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie Hold A Pre First War 13th(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse with a central German national eagle clutching a HJ insignia, within a ribbed border bearing a raised inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and swivel magnetic metal attachment prongs, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code M4 27 for maker Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid, also bearing an intact RZM label with an identical makers code and serial