" Sergeant Glee was Killed in Action on March 29
Sapper Albert Edwin Mercer
with functional button closure
hence here we have an WWI Bavarian buckle being converted into Freikorps/pro-Nazi Sympathizer’s buckle
November 1st of 1918 he was promoted to sentinel and on April 1st 1920 to Senior Master Sentinel
Germany, Federal Republic. A Tank Badge, Bronze Grade, 1957 Version Archive " Sergeant Glee was Killed(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a central Panzerkampfwagen IV with treads extending over the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 08 mm (w) x 53. 79 mm (h), weighing 36. 3 grams, in extremely fine condition.