A First World Period Wilhelm Ii Officer's Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity 6 mm x 43 mm

6 mm x 43 mm

light surface wear evident on the obverse and edges on both medals

Original Signature on Post War Photo: Walter Schmidt

he was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration

hallmarked on the side of the loop

A First World Period Wilhelm Ii Officer's Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity 6 mm x 43 mmIn stamped brass, with cipher affixed by 3 prongs, unmarked reverse, measuring 48 mm, worn, 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 & Brocades of the Third Reich, published