Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Belt Buckle, from the John R. Angolia Collection United Republic of Measuring 209x297 and 213x305mm

Measuring 209x297 and 213x305mm

ring is marked (indecipherable)

some fraying and scuffing of the edges

the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “63” for maker Steinhauer & Lück

when WWII was raging

Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Belt Buckle, from the John R. Angolia Collection United Republic of Measuring 209x297 and 213x305mm(Patriotische Grtelschnalle). Constructed of fire gilded brass, the obverse consisting of an oval frame interwoven with elaborate latticework, overlaid at both the top and bottom with mobile swastika, the reverse with a catch, unmarked, measuring 45 mm (w) x 80 mm (h), in extremely fine condition. Footnote: This buckle originates from a group of over 900 examples retrieved from the collection of noted historian and pioneering reference guide author