Germany, Nsdap. A Political Leader’s Belt Buckle, By Friedrich Linden GTRexclude the 88th exceeded many other

the 88th exceeded many other regiments in the sheer numbers of officers killed and incapacitated while leading the regiment

the obverse bearing a raised monogram of Tsarina Catherine II (“the Great”)

Honore 346 until 1870

maker marked "ABZ

Germany, Nsdap. A Political Leader’s Belt Buckle, By Friedrich Linden GTRexclude the 88th exceeded many other(NSDAP Grtelschnalle fr Politische Leiter). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, overlaid by an NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a clip and swivel loop, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M4 24 for Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, measuring 56 mm in diameter, scratching and loss of finish is evident throughout and the loop is