Germany, Hj. A Hj Member’s Belt Buckle, By Wilhelm Annetsberger Auction then to Granville Canadian Special

then to Granville Canadian Special Hospital

no maker markings

Pinned into the peak of the cap is an insignia in the form of a gilded aluminum alloy NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

embossed Prussian coat-of-arms in the lower left corner

Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 (silver with black enamels

Germany, Hj. A Hj Member’s Belt Buckle, By Wilhelm Annetsberger Auction then to Granville Canadian Special(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of a raised central German national eagle clutching a HJ insignia, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AN HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs, maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code M4 54 for Wilhelm Annetsberger, Munich, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with minor scratching evident, in overall near