A Hesse Nassau Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Auction 1917 to August 12

1917 to August 12

Members of the Regiments wore Croatian Army uniforms

reverse maker mark "R S & S" (Richard Simm & Sohne

8 mm x 49 mm

A Hesse Nassau Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Auction 1917 to August 12In 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