Germany, HJ. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Friedrich Linden visually-hidden Footnote: This is the helmet

Footnote: This is the helmet belonging to one of the elite guards (Khedive’s Iron Men) who guarded the Khedive (Viceroy) of Egypt and his palace

on a 46 mm long pin

marked “DRHM” (Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) on the reverse of the uniform-attaching clip

105mm in length

older Chinese manufacture

Germany, HJ. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Friedrich Linden visually-hidden Footnote: This is the helmet(HJ Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of nickel plated brass, the obverse bearing a central German national eagle clutching an HJ insignia, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a catch and claws emanating from a functional roller, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), demonstrating