A Westfalen Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity slightly curled)

slightly curled)

in command of Lieutenant-Colonel McLaughlin

buckle measuring 47

cleaned and replaced

" on the obverse and A

A Westfalen Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity slightly curled)In bronze, unmarked reverse, measuring 49. 5 mm, worn, near very 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.