belt buckle, German, officers, Sturmabteilung (SA)

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Physical description

A white metal twin-pronged belt buckle. A flat white metal facia on which are two concentric circles of white metal ropes. A naturalistic SA eagle, with extended wings and head facing right, is within the centre. The eagle is clutching a wreath enclosing an angled swastika. The space between the two ropes consists of tightly spaced ribs over which at the bottom there are crossed laurel sprigs.

Object details

Category: Uniforms and insignia
Related period: Interwar (association)
Catalogue number: INS 33903

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