Germany, HJ. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Friedrich Linden visually-hidden older Chinese manufacture

older Chinese manufacture

and deterioration of the visor

Footnote: This is the helmet belonging to one of the elite guards (Khedive’s Iron Men) who guarded the Khedive (Viceroy) of Egypt and his palace

later marrying Jean Ellet in the inter-war years

105mm in length

Germany, HJ. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Friedrich Linden visually-hidden older Chinese manufacture(HJ Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of nickel plated brass, the obverse bearing a central 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 catch and claws emanating from a functional roller, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), demonstrating