A Province Of Saxony Fire Defence Officer's Belt Buckle Archive case marked "PURPLE HEART" on

case marked "PURPLE HEART" on the lid

Handcrafted Cross of fine quality manufacture

14 missing

circa 1850

inscribed "EXPOSITION UNIVERSALLE 1889" above and dated "2 OCTOBRE" (October 2) below

A Province Of Saxony Fire Defence Officer's Belt Buckle Archive case marked "PURPLE HEART" onIn die stamped silver nickel, reverse is unmarked, measuring 49. 2 mm, worn, extremely fine. Footnote: A similar 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