A Third Reich Westfalen Province Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Buy Now numbered "51107" and "L8852M50615"

numbered "51107" and "L8852M50615"

machine embroidered on field green wool

medal bed with divider

Louisiana Cross of Merit (two-piece construction

eighty-eight pages printed in black ink on a thick white paper stock

A Third Reich Westfalen Province Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Buy Now numbered "51107" and "L8852M50615"In cast brass, unmarked reverse, measuring 48 mm, with patina, very fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 439 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 were