A First War Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) Officer's Belt Buckle Auction August 1914-November 1918

August 1914-November 1918

scattered fraying and soiling on the fields

while the other end has a buckle riveted in place

San Francisco and Portland

WWI 232nd Infantry Battalion "Saskatchewan Battalion" Cap Badge - Pickled copper

A First War Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) Officer's Belt Buckle Auction August 1914-November 1918In fire gilt brass, unmarked, measuring 61. 5 mm x 61. 5 mm, lightly worn, better than extremely 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 buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolias book Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich,