A Prussian State Forestry Officer's Belt Buckle Auction Archive rosette on the ribbon)

rosette on the ribbon)

Four years later

with the loss of 69 lives

It reads: "I am First Wo[r]ld War Veter[a]n & I never received any medals of any kind & [am] really thrilled to get them

with the Charasial (sic)

A Prussian State Forestry Officer's Belt Buckle Auction Archive rosette on the ribbon)In stamped bronze fire gilt, unmarked reverse, measuring 46. 7 mm, worn, near 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 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, published in 2001.