A Westfalen Fire Department Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle GTRexclude Upon discharge from hospital

Upon discharge from hospital

which he gained whilst serving in the Grenadier Guards in the Crimea

WWI 4th and 7th Infantry Battalions Collar Insignia -  4th Infantry Battalion (bronze

some with captions on reverse

A Westfalen Fire Department Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle GTRexclude Upon discharge from hospitalIn die stamped fire gilt bronze, unmarked reverse, measuring 47. 7 mm, better than extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 434 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 from 1944 until around 1990; most of