An Nsbo (National-Socialistiche Betreibs Organisation) Belt Buckle; Published Example certificate_of_authenticity The sweatband is paper with

The sweatband is paper with a black patent finish and is untied where the two ends meet

Light soiling and wear evident on the base

Wood signed his Attestation Paper as a Private with the 196th Infantry Battalion "Western Universities C

chocolate brown leather washer at the crossguard junction is intact

An Nsbo (National-Socialistiche Betreibs Organisation) Belt Buckle; Published Example certificate_of_authenticity The sweatband is paper withIn stamped brass with stamped brass face plate affixed by two rivets, unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 2 mm x 62. 8 mm, worn, very fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 332 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades