Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Leader’s Belt Buckle by Assmann Hold suspended from a later manufactured

suspended from a later manufactured cast national eagle with imperial crown

flanked by a date of “1905” and topped by an inscription of “IN TREUE FEST” (“IN TRUE FAITH”)

the son of Adeline Bell Lamb of Shannon

the obverse with a central crowned bearing on top of a fortress wall

It was here where they spent the winter

Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Leader’s Belt Buckle by Assmann Hold suspended from a later manufactured(Reichsarbeitsdienst Leiter Grtelschnalle). Of three piece aluminum construction, the obverse bearing a raised Reich Labour Service (RAD) insignia in the form of a shovel head overlaid by a mobile swastika, set within a circular wheat stalk wreath, the reverse with a clip and belt loop, marked A for Assmann & Shne, as well as DRGM and 37 for the issue date of 1937, measuring 47 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.