Germany, RAD. An Enlisted Ranks Belt Buckle, by Dransfeld & Co. Newly Listed stamped "TAS" (Tasmania) and maker

stamped "TAS" (Tasmania) and maker marked "STOKES" on the frame below the letters

the upper finished in a smooth green veneer

It was noted in the London Gazette 31188 on July 20

(1872-1918 issue)

This specimen (possibly a prototype) was meant to be worn on the medal bar

Germany, RAD. An Enlisted Ranks Belt Buckle, by Dransfeld & Co. Newly Listed stamped "TAS" (Tasmania) and maker(Reichsarbeitsdienst Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of pebbled aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised RAD insignia in the form of a shovel head defaced by a mobile swastika, situated within a wreath of wheat stalks, the reverse with a loop and attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, the former retaining an original brown leather strap bearing a makers mark of DRANSFELD & CO., MENDEN I W, circumscribing a manufacture date of