Germany, DRK. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Personnel, Second Pattern, by Overhoff & Cie Hold demonstrating near-total loss of silver

demonstrating near-total loss of silver finish to the base metal and an unusual transitional round wire catch on a plate which demonstrates poor application or a period repair

1877 in Aberdeenshire

53 mm (w) x 25

engraver marked "ED

but period attached ribbon bow "1932"

Germany, DRK. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Personnel, Second Pattern, by Overhoff & Cie Hold demonstrating near-total loss of silver(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften 2. Modell). Constructed of pebbled aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised German Red Cross (DRK) style German national eagle clutching a Geneva Cross and overlaid by a mobile swastika, situated within a semi oval laurel wreath, the reverse with a catch and claws emanating from a functional roller, maker marked with the logo of Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), a