An Hj Member’s Belt Buckle By Christian Theodor Dicke Auction Archive A First War Patriotic Iron

A First War Patriotic Iron Cross - Gilded bronze

with top embossed in golden letters "GARTER"

black and white wool threading in the flags

The Star has the incorrect designation used (SH

and taken on strength by the 97th Canadian Siege Battery in France on November 14

An Hj Member’s Belt Buckle By Christian Theodor Dicke Auction Archive A First War Patriotic IronThis is a standard Hitlerjugend Hitler Youth belt buckle in stamped steel (magnetic) with a matte aluminum paint finish. It is maker marked M4 22 (Christian Theodor Dicke) on the reverse, and measures 62 mm x 48 mm; contact marks on the reverse with some of the finish having gone lost through time, but with over 80% of the original finish remaining; better than very fine condition.