A Westfalen Fire Defence Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity 1881 on the Isle of

1881 on the Isle of Wight

Iron Cross Second Class with silver frame and Iron Core

he received the rank of Acting Sergeant on March 13th

embedded finely-detailed aluminum eagle rates near extremely fine

lacquer mostly rubbed off

A Westfalen Fire Defence Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity 1881 on the Isle ofIn stamped pebbled aluminum, with stamped aluminum face plate affixed by four tabs, unmarked reverse, measuring 48 mm x 63. 5 mm, 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