Germany, Third Reich. A Braunschweig Feuerschutzpolizei Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac in marked box

in marked box

the lower tail is slightly shorter than the upper tail

reverse inscribed "ORDRE DE MELUSINE 1186" (Order of Melusine 1186) upon a shield base in the centre

reverse with the cypher of King Albert I surrounded by the inscription "ARMEE MERITE ANCIENNETE"

Germany, Third Reich. A Braunschweig Feuerschutzpolizei Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac in marked box(Braunschweig Feuerschutzpolizei Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of pebbled aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised Braunschweig horse, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with swivel attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.