Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Officer’s Belt Buckle, by Overhoff & Cie Auction Canada: Iron Screw Frigate

Canada: Iron Screw Frigate

with a slender vertical pinback

Footnote: The cape badge was instituted in 1907 and was used until 1950 when the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve (QAILNS(R)) was incorporated into the Queen Alexandra's Royal Territorial Army Nursing Corps (QARTANC)

surrounding by Cyrillic lettering on a white enamel border

Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Officer’s Belt Buckle, by Overhoff & Cie Auction Canada: Iron Screw Frigate(Waffen SS Feldbindenschloss fr Offiziere). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, situated above a banner bearing an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY) the reverse with a clip and loop with attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, marked with a Reichszeugmeisteri logo, an SS logo, and the logo and maker code of Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid,