The cap measures 271 mm x231 mm at the crown
the reverse with a central threaded screw post retaining an original matching backplate
Lausmann was part of the Convalescent Company of Grenadier Replacement Battalion 302 due to being severely wounded on February 17
a 45 mm wide butterscotch-coloured leather sweatband runs around the circumference
consisting of a multi rayed silver star
Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Mid-War Example, by Hermann Aurich GTRexclude The cap measures 271 mm(Heer Koppelschlo fr Mannschaften). Constructed of grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH IS) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with a catch and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap, stamped with a makers mark of H. AURICH, DRESDEN