Germany, Third Reich. An SA Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, Early “Sunwheel” Swastika Version Republic of Footnote: Rainer (sometimes spelled Reiner)

Footnote: Rainer (sometimes spelled Reiner) Stahel was born on January 15

59 mm (w) x 59

8 mm (w) x 90 mm (h - inclusive of swivel crown and horizontally pierced suspension ball adorned by cross)

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Germany, Third Reich. An SA Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, Early “Sunwheel” Swastika Version Republic of Footnote: Rainer (sometimes spelled Reiner)(Sturmabteilung Grtelschnalle). A textbook example of an early version sunwheel swastika SA enlisted personnel belt buckle, constructed of partially silvered brass, the obverse bearing a central raised German national eagle with its wings spread apart clutching a wreathed sunwheel style swastika situated within a ribbed ring bearing oak leaf branches, the eagle head below the lower rope, the reverse with swivel attached claws, two solder points, and a