Germany, SA. A Member’s Belt Buckle, Two-Toned Version visually-hidden as a Lieutenant in 1839

as a Lieutenant in 1839 and as a Captain in 1854

where his official diagnosis was changed from "Neurasthenia" to "Debility"

sheet metal hinge soldered onto a rectangular plate

Being so high up

The eight grades include: Grand Cross

Germany, SA. A Member’s Belt Buckle, Two-Toned Version visually-hidden as a Lieutenant in 1839(Sturmabteilung Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of gilded and silvered brass, the obverse bearing a raised SA style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring with oak leaf branches, the reverse with attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), demonstrating some scratching to the base metal, in near extremely fine condition.