A Hesse Nassau Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Hold 2nd Class for Fifteen Years'

2nd Class for Fifteen Years' Service (silvered bronze and blue enamels

is admirably adapted for sustaining a heavy cannonade

for the Rank Arbeitsmaid

The 1914-15 Star was issued to him as a member of the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles

A Hesse Nassau Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Hold 2nd Class for Fifteen Years'In silvered brass, unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 8 mm, lightly worn, extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 436 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; most of the buckles