belt measuring 45 mm x 870 mm
the three red stripes of the shield in three strips of copper
including the NSDAP
constructed of a field gray wool core with a black wool topper and dark green Waffenfarbe piping (signature to Waffen-SS Reserve/Replacement “Ersatzwesen” personnel) along with a strip of machine-embroidered tresse along the edges
which at the time was under Russian control
Germany, SS. An Unissued Waffen-SS Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne, Early Wartime Example GTRexclude belt measuring 45 mm x(Waffen SS Koppelschlo fr Mannschaften). Constructed of plated magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, overlaid a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY), the reverse with a catch and claws emanating from a functional roller, marked with Sig runes, a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo, and a maker code of 155 40 for F. W. Assmann & Shne,