Germany, SA. A SA EM/NCO’s Belt Buckle, Third Pattern certificate_of_authenticity dated to 1916

dated to 1916

circumscribing Eickhorn’s squirrel logo in its 1933-1935 incarnation

in turn bearing machine-embroidered black mobile swastikas

The case is in worn condition

Germany, SA. A SA EM/NCO’s Belt Buckle, Third Pattern certificate_of_authenticity dated to 1916(Sturmabteilung Grtelschnalle). Constructed of patinated bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised SA style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs, maker marked with a partially intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) insignia, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), one rivet securing the attachment prong post in place has broken and