Germany, Heer. A Belt and Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Early Wartime Issue, by Ernst Schneider Province of China with black case of issue

with black case of issue

featuring a silvered zink badge

the reverse with a central medallion bearing a raised Bavarian lion rampant

The painting is signed by the artist with “MK” towards the bottom right corner

Germany, Heer. A Belt and Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Early Wartime Issue, by Ernst Schneider Province of China with black case of issue(Heer Koppel fr Mannschaften). A Heer belt and buckle for Enlisted ranks, the former constructed of black leather, one end stitched into a loop for the accommodation of a magnetic metal clip, the opposite end retaining a reverse leather tongue perforated with seven sets of dual eyelets for an adjustable fit, unmarked, measuring 4 cm (w) x 90 cm (l); the latter constructed of magnetic steel and retaining approximately half of its field grey paint, the