Germany, Heer. An EM/NCO’s Tropical Belt Buckle, by Richard Sieper & Söhne, with 1957 Version Tank Destruction Badge

(Heer Tropen Gürtelschnalle mit Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Silber). A pair of Heer-issue items, including: 1. An EM/NCO’s tropical belt buckle, constructed of dark olive-drab painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of “GOTT MIT UNS” (“GOD WITH US”) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, maker marked with the logo of Richard Sieper & Söhne, Lüdenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near mint condition. 2. A Tank Destruction Badge, Silver Grade 1957 version, constructed of a silver aluminum wire base with a dark slate-grey wool underlay, the obverse trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with machine-embroidered black tresses, bearing a central patinated non-magnetic metal Panzer IV device with all reverse attachment prongs intact, unmarked, the device measuring 42.90mm (w) x 17.52 mm (h), the base measuring 90 mm (w) x 34 mm (h), approximately one half of the tresse has detached from the underlay, in near extremely fine condition.