Germany, HJ. A Member’s Belt Buckle, by Klein & Quenzer Auction Archive Pre-First War/First War Coldstream Guards

Pre-First War/First War Coldstream Guards Cap Badge: in bronze gilt

He joined the Imperial Navy in 1887

he managed to make out the remains of a shipwrecked vessel that had run aground

measures 81 mm (w) x 81 mm (h) x 24 mm (h)

a strip of gray plastic affixed to the underside of the visor inscribed "MAJ GEN CHILES" identifies its previous owner

Germany, HJ. A Member’s Belt Buckle, by Klein & Quenzer Auction Archive Pre-First War/First War Coldstream Guards(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of silvered magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching an HJ insignia, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M5 276 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely