Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Paulmann & Crone Hold In gilt bronze and dark

In gilt bronze and dark blue enamels

King William’s Cross

the obverse centre presents the left-facing portrait of Ernst Ludwig

and prior to that he was Chairman of the FIS cross-country committee from 1946 to 1961 and member of the Alpine Committee from 1939 to 1946

It the late Summer of 1916

Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Paulmann & Crone Hold In gilt bronze and dark(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching mobile swastika, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and oak leaf branches, the reverse with swivel attachment claws, maker marked with the logo of Paulmann & Crone, Ldenscheid, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near mint condition.