Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Panzerjäger-Abteilung 18 (Horst Wessel) Identification Tag Newly Listed engraver marked "FRASER" (American sculptor

engraver marked "FRASER" (American sculptor James Earle Fraser

A similar buckle is illustrated on page 271 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

of wartime front situations

It might have been the take-off accident in which he was seriously injured (see his biography below for details)

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Panzerjäger-Abteilung 18 (Horst Wessel) Identification Tag Newly Listed engraver marked "FRASER" (American sculptor(Erkennungsmarke fr Mnner der 18. SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division "Horst Wessel"). Constructed of zink, stamped with three suspension loops, bearing a double stamped inscription of 18. SS FR. W. PZ. GREN. H. W. PZ. JAG. ABT. 18, with an identification number of 128, measuring 71 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), with oxidation evident throughout, in overall very fine condition.