Germany, Sa. An Early Sturmabteilung Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle Hold (Verdienstorden des Ordens von Zähringen

(Verdienstorden des Ordens von Zähringen Löwen)

Footnote: Charles Gervais was born on February 23

In silver gilt and enamels with four rivets on reverse

two of whom are wearing 1914 Iron Crosses

Germany, Sa. An Early Sturmabteilung Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle Hold (Verdienstorden des Ordens von Zähringen(Grtelschnalle fr Mnner der Sturmabteilung). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised Sturmabteilung (SA) style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing oak leaf branches, the reverse with swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.