An Hj Leader's Brocade Belt Buckle By Christian Theodor Dicke Archive maker marked ALCOSO SOLINGEN on

maker marked ALCOSO SOLINGEN on the ricasso

Kathleen Shepard of Calgary

Green served in the European War from 1914

was named Bombardier SAFA on July 1st and posted to the 3rd Battery on July 26th

nearly 100% of original finish remains

An Hj Leader's Brocade Belt Buckle By Christian Theodor Dicke Archive maker marked ALCOSO SOLINGEN onEarly, in silvered tombac with deep toning, marked RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) and maker marked "M4 22" (Christian Theodor Dicke) on reverse, measuring 50. 5 mm, fine example, near extremely fine. A similar buckle is illustrated on pages 281 282 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.