A German Weimar Republic Volunteer Fire Defence Belt Buckle Auction Archive (impressed: ACF 152955 R

(impressed: ACF 152955 R

and where no supplies were obtainable

once in November 1915 for bravery in the Battle of Loos

number engraved "136803" and Monetny Dvor mint marked on the reverse

with one small nick to the right of the channel

A German Weimar Republic Volunteer Fire Defence Belt Buckle Auction Archive (impressed: ACF 152955 RIn bronze with silvered nickel centre, two piece construction, unmarked, 47. 5 mm x 62 mm, polished, better than very fine. A similar buckle is illustrated on page 422 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