A Hessen Nassau Officer's Fire Defense Belt & Buckle certificate_of_authenticity 1918 and after a couple

1918 and after a couple of stops at the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camps in July and August

in such places as Shanghai

that after his release from active service

s maker "Knaus"

Spanish Civil War Medal 1936 - in bronze gilt

A Hessen Nassau Officer's Fire Defense Belt & Buckle certificate_of_authenticity 1918 and after a coupleIn bronze, unmarked with black black, both well worn, fine. 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 Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, published in 2001.