A Lippe-Detmold Fire Defence Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle GTRexclude marked on the pin BK

marked on the pin BK (for Braća Knaus

enamels intact without chipping except for extremely small chip on obverse 6 o'clock arm

Scabbard with few minor dents

single edge nick

then returned to the Military Convalescent Hospital at Epsom on April 29th

A Lippe-Detmold Fire Defence Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle GTRexclude marked on the pin BKIn bronze with die stamped silvered bronze centre, unmarked, measuring 47 mm x 62. 7 mm, near extremely fine. A similar buckle is illustrated on page 443 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;