Germany, Heer. A Mint Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Dransfeld & Co. Province of China 80th Infantry Battalion Collar Badge:

80th Infantry Battalion Collar Badge: in pickled copper

designer marked "B M" (Sir Bertrand Mackennal)

award criteria

residue remains on the medallion near the 6 o’clock arm

66 mm (w) x 26

Germany, Heer. A Mint Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Dransfeld & Co. Province of China 80th Infantry Battalion Collar Badge:(Heer Grtelschnallen fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated with a circular ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with oak branches, the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, maker marked with the logo of Dransfeld & Co., Menden, with an illegible manufacture