Germany, Hj. An Early Sa-Style Enlisted Belt Buckle Hold First badge in sterling silver

First badge in sterling silver

when he enlisted as a Private (NX23123) in the Australian Imperial Force on May 30

numbered "116" and maker marked "CARL WILD HAMBURG" on the reverse

received a promotion to Fahnenjunker

minor war below hinge

Germany, Hj. An Early Sa-Style Enlisted Belt Buckle Hold First badge in sterling silver(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised central SA style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika within a ribbed ring bearing oak leaf branches, the reverse with dual attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 54 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.