Prussia, Kingdom. An 1813 Prototype Award Museum Display Piece Newly Listed stating that that he had

stating that that he had no previous military service

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 571 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

he arrived in Poland and was dispatched to the Ukrainian front

maker marked "ARTHUS BERTRAND & Cie et LE MAITRE & Cie PARIS"

semi-sharp edges and an extremely sharp tip

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1813 Prototype Award Museum Display Piece Newly Listed stating that that he had(Prototyp Kreuz Museumsstck). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central monogram of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, the arms bearing raised oak leaves, with a date of 1813 in the quadrants, unmarked, measuring 33. 74 mm (w) x 39. 16 mm (h), weighing 12. 0 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in very fine condition.