A Third Reich Brandenburg Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Hold Orpington) during the later years

Orpington) during the later years of the war and afterwards

An excellent garland of laurel leaves surrounds a quoit inscribed "2nd MIDLOTHIAN & PEEBLES

very fine and very scarce

with a large Canadian coat-of-arms circa 1907-1921 that features the nine provincial shields to the right

Bales was promoted to Armourer Staff Sergeant on January 1

A Third Reich Brandenburg Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Hold Orpington) during the later yearsIn gilt cast zinc alloy, unmarked reverse, measuring 48 mm, worn, near very fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 433 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