Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield visually-hidden tarnishing evident on the obverse

tarnishing evident on the obverse of the BWM and ALSGCM

in dark brown

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 135 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

with some bending of the catch and a gouge visible to the 10 o’clock position of the edge when viewed from the reverse

five of the six lugs intact

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield visually-hidden tarnishing evident on the obverse(Heer Kubanschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by an inscription of KUBAN and a Wehrmacht eagle flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four side clips to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact black paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 64 mm (w) x 61. 67 mm (h), demonstrating minor and sporadic denting, in