A Kriegsmarine Enlisted Buckle; Tab Dated And Stamped “M” Auction maker marked "BATES" on the

maker marked "BATES" on the inside back cover

partial separation of the reinforced brown mesh backer from the body of the wing

In silver with red and blue enamels

qualifying as Clerk "C" and was granted trade pay for such

in fitted (Swiss maker) Huguenin Freres and Co

A Kriegsmarine Enlisted Buckle; Tab Dated And Stamped “M” Auction maker marked "BATES" on theBuckle in stamped steel, magnetic, painted in field grey, marked JFS (Josef Feix Shne, Gablonz), with a brown leather tab, by same maker, dated 1942; below is an eagle above M, indicating Marine. In slightly worn condition; a good example. 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