Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An Early Fire Brigade Belt Buckle Auction Archive the board severed at the

the board severed at the shoulder end

featuring a retractable non-magnetic metal lid revealing an intact transparent plastic face with directional markings around the circumference

Hanstein fought in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866

each in gilt aluminum on a red wool base

the reverse centrepiece inscribed "24 II 1928" (February 24

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An Early Fire Brigade Belt Buckle Auction Archive the board severed at the(Feuerwehr Koppelschlo). Constructed nickel silver with brass, the obverse overlaid by a central medallion bearing a raised firemans helmet, overlaying a crossed axe and pick, circumscribed by an inscription of GOTT ZUR EHR DEN NCHSTEN ZUR WEHR (TO GODS GLORY TO THE DEFENCE OF OUR NEIGHBOURS), the reverse with claws emanating from a functional roller, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), an early Third Reich period example produced c. 1934, in