Description
then posted to the 23rd Reserve Battalion
measuring approximately 90 mm x 138 mm (folded)
" with an underline stroke on the main tab at the furthest point from the right end and emboss stamped with the "FRIEDRICH KELLER OBERSTEIN" maker mark and dated "1939" on the secondary tab
gilt crossed swords on the centre
Private Johnston was a friend of 784921 Sapper Harold Lake
Germany, Der Stahlhelm. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle United Republic of then posted to the 23rd(Der Stahlhelm Grtelschnalle). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central Stahlhelm on top of a ribbed border, the bottom with an oak leaf wreath, the top bearing an inscription of FRONT HEIL, the reverse with swivel magnetic metal attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 63 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), tarnishing and oxidation evident, in overall very fine condition.