A Third Reich Hannover Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle Auction as of May 12

as of May 12

nickel-plated hilt fittings exhibit slight surface wear to the circular pommel with twisted rope border and center obverse with raised inscription

signed by H

Lebanon after the Battle of Crete

with non magnetic pin

A Third Reich Hannover Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle Auction as of May 12In cast brass, with an unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 7 mm, worn, very 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, published in 2001.