A 1940-1945 Pattern German State Railway Company Leader's Belt Buckle By Assmann Hold Official de-nazified "1957" issue for

Official de-nazified "1957" issue for Veterans wear (as WWII awards were not allowed for wear)

Blackened copper

He signed his Attestation Paper on August 20

each of the eight buttons maker marked with the F

A 1940-1945 Pattern German State Railway Company Leader's Belt Buckle By Assmann Hold Official de-nazified "1957" issue forDeutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft): In stamped gilt aluminum, maker marked with the stylized Assmann "A" (F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid), marked "DRGM" (Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) and numbered "40" (1940) on the reverse, measuring 47 mm, worn, very fine. 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