An Rad (Reichsarbeitsdienst) Officer's Belt With Buckle By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive Footnote: Trooper O'neill was a

Footnote: Trooper O'neill was a member of the North West Mounted Police prior to serving with the South African Constabulary

he reported from base to hospital on November 8

Carl Woermann

1903 at Johannesburg

7 mm with a straight pin fitting

An Rad (Reichsarbeitsdienst) Officer's Belt With Buckle By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive Footnote: Trooper O'neill was aBuckle in silvered aluminum, maker marked with the stylized Assmann "A" (F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid), marked "DRGM" (Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) and numbered "38" (1938) on the reverse, illustrating the RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst) on the obverse, the buckle measuring 49. 3 mm x 64. 5 mm. Belt is fabricated from a thick leather with a smooth finished brown upper, raw underside, maker stamped in blue ink with the interlocking initials "GV" on