A German Justice Official Belt Buckle; Type Ii Archive barbed wire and plumes of

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he departed Brest on June 17th

Footnote: Thomas Hompesh Christain entered the Navy in December 1824

They are commemorated here because others who went down in the same vessels were washed ashore and identified

A German Justice Official Belt Buckle; Type Ii Archive barbed wire and plumes ofIn fire gilt aluminum, unmarked example, measuring 47mm, worn, very fine. A similar buckle can be found on page 454 of Angolia's publication. 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