A Schleswig-Holstein Fire Defence Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle Hold a Ontario Provincial Police Advanced

a Ontario Provincial Police Advanced Training Course for Non-Commissioned Members Certificate (McKillop having completed at the OPP College in Toronto

silvery/aluminum Russian braid style pattern

1847 by Pope Pius IX

Commanders neck badge - silver-gilt and enamel

Footnote: many Bavarian orders and awards were produced in France during early to mid 19th Century

A Schleswig-Holstein Fire Defence Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle Hold a Ontario Provincial Police AdvancedIn stamped silvered steel, reverse is unmarked, measuring 47. 3 mm x 63 mm, two piece construction affixed by four crimped points, 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