A German State Railway 1933-1945 Pattern Em Buckle By Assmann; Published Buy Now (Friedrich Orth) on revese

(Friedrich Orth) on revese

Ross suffered a shrapnel (gun shot) wound to his right eye during the German Offensive in the Somme

Personal Selection Report

contact marks and surface wear on the belt buckle

arriving in England on December 2nd

A German State Railway 1933-1945 Pattern Em Buckle By Assmann; Published Buy Now (Friedrich Orth) on reveseIn stamped pebbled silvered aluminum, unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 5 mm x 62. 8 mm, with leather tab emboss stamped with the "F. W. ASSMANN & SHNE LDENSCHEID" maker mark and dated "1941", extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 482 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