A German Pre-1934 Fire Defense Officer’s Buckle Auction Archive requesting assistance

requesting assistance

and dies of wounds received at Givenchy 16th July 1915

slight fabric separation at the bottom of the ribbon banner where it butts the brown embroidered cord

He served overseas in the rank of Major

weighing 31

A German Pre-1934 Fire Defense Officer’s Buckle Auction Archive requesting assistanceIn matte silver finish, 48mm, fire emblem gilded, in very fine condition. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolias book Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, published in 2001.