Germany, Civil. A Hannover Fire Defence Service Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle United Republic of embossed gold stamped with the

embossed gold stamped with the "HAWKES & Co

Fittschen 3

This wound ended his combat service and he was returned to Canada and SOS at Winnipeg

good gilding and silvering

Instituted in January 1862

Germany, Civil. A Hannover Fire Defence Service Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle United Republic of embossed gold stamped with theIn stamped aluminum with stamped aluminum faceplate affixed by 4 tabs, unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 5 mm x 63. 5 mm, lightly worn, 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