Germany, Ss. A Ss Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed marked Kinnear

marked Kinnear

when he was Killed in Action while in the trenches near Vimy

when he was posted to HMCS Protector at Sydney Harbour on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia

Instituted by King Oscar I on August 21

for "gallant conduct in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg

Germany, Ss. A Ss Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed marked Kinnear(SS Grtelschnalle). Constructed of magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, set within a ribbed wreath bearing a raised inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code 155 40 for F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some loss of