An Army Belt Buckle With Leather Tab By “Bruder Schneider A.g. Wien” Hold 52mm x 52mm

52mm x 52mm

wear evident in the leather from active wear

typical WWI manufacture with true internal iron ring

maker marked "B'HAM METAL Co B'HAM  & LONDON" and engraved "5617

dates 1613-1913 on the ribbon below

An Army Belt Buckle With Leather Tab By “Bruder Schneider A.g. Wien” Hold 52mm x 52mmSteel buckle, 48. 4mm(h), with filed grey paint, unmarked; with leather tab, marked Bruder Schneider A. G. WIEN 1942; in near mint condition. 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 the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolias book Belt