Germany, SS. An Officer’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie United Republic of III Class Commander (Ordem do

III Class Commander (Ordem do Mérito Naval)

Accompanied by a Studio Portrait of Davies as a Naval Engineer Cadet (obverse with the photo in a sepia-toned look

It sits securely within a gilded bronze crossguard which features double-sided fouled anchors in the centre

circumscribed “Preussens Tapferen Kriegern” (German - Prussia’s Brave Combatants) in gilt lettering

Germany, SS. An Officer’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie United Republic of III Class Commander (Ordem do(SS Grtelschnalle). Constructed of a silvered aluminum alloy, the obverse consisting of a raised SS style eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, on above a banner bearing a raised inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY), the reverse with a swivel loop bearing two attachment prongs, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo, the double Sig runs of the SS, a contract number and date of 36 38, and the logo of maker Overhoff & Cie,