Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Belt Buckle, from the John R. Angolia Collection Hold The haft is fabricated from

The haft is fabricated from treated cherry wood

a plate affixed to the front panel engraved "CAPT

with the original gilding nearly fully preserved

including black-and-white illustrations

Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Belt Buckle, from the John R. Angolia Collection Hold The haft is fabricated from(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