inscribed "1914 / DEUTSCHLAND / VORAN"
the interior with a padded black satin lid liner and a depressed black velvet medal bed
with clasp attached to ribbon “Vor Dem Feinde” (clasp represented an award for service on the front)
by Frederick Francis III Großherzog (Grand Duke) von Mecklenburg
chevrons and badges are each sewn to a red wool base
Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Christian Theodor Dicke Auction Archive inscribed "1914 / DEUTSCHLAND /(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of grey painted magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, maker marked with the logo of Christian Theodor Dicke, Ldenscheid, and a manufacture date of 1943, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with