A Kriegsmarine Line Officer’s Buckle; Published Example Auction Archive Pin/catch broken off

Pin/catch broken off

26/(S) BN: R

He has gloriously sealed his devotion to duty and to liberty and righteousness with his life's blood on the battlefield

and for personal bravery and valor

with scattered silvering wear evident exposing the underlying metal base

A Kriegsmarine Line Officer’s Buckle; Published Example Auction Archive Pin/catch broken offConstructed of matte gold gilding, aluminum, 59mm x59mm, excellent quality, marked FLL and 100 (100 indicating probably the belt size), unmarked, in virtually mint condition; illustrated on p. 111 of Angolias book; an excellent example. 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