An Early German Imperial, Weimar Republic Fire Defence Belt Buckle GTRexclude marked "88" on ring

marked "88" on ring

1 Clasp - COOMASSIE ([1072 2nd Class S

soiled original ribbon on a traditional five-sided copper frame with pinback

and to the successful conclusion of the war

An Early German Imperial, Weimar Republic Fire Defence Belt Buckle GTRexclude marked "88" on ringIn silvered nickel with bronze gilt centre, unmarked, measuring 48. 5 mm x 62 mm, very fine. A similar buckle is illustrated on page 421 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection. 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