A Free State Of Hesse (Freistaat Hessen) Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Buy Now with large silver screw plate

with large silver screw plate (45mm)

maker and RZM marked

fifteen signatures with hometown identifications in ink on the reverse

missing its swing bar pinback

1933 EM-SS Dagger Hanger - A black leather short hanger

A Free State Of Hesse (Freistaat Hessen) Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Buy Now with large silver screw plateIn cast silvered bronze, unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 5 mm, lightly worn, extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 437 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