A German Imperial Army (Heer) Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity WWI 216th Infantry Bn Toronto

WWI 216th Infantry Bn Toronto Bantams Cap Badge - blackened brass

1 Military District in London

Both are in extremely fine condition

It features a heavy black leather belt loop fixed to a metal & marked snap hanger and attached to a marked backed pad

but were instead replacing air gunners who suffered high rate of casualties in the closing stages of the War

A German Imperial Army (Heer) Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity WWI 216th Infantry Bn TorontoIn stamped brass with silver nickel face plate, unmarked reverse, measuring 47. 5 mm x 62. 8 mm, worn, fine. 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,