A Third Reich Period Civilian Band Member's Belt Buckle Auction Archive "while on active service (Craddock

"while on active service (Craddock was) absent without leave from Tattoo on September 23rd"

The reverse of the insignia still has black cloth backing intact

GESCH" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) and marked "39" (1939)

Class with Swords (silvered bronze and enamels

Minor edge bruising

A Third Reich Period Civilian Band Member's Belt Buckle Auction Archive "while on active service (CraddockIn silvered steel with bronze insignia affixed by two welded rivets, unmarked reverse, measuring 48 mm x 62. 5 mm, worn, 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 &