An Unattributed & Likely Early Freikorps Sympathizer’s Buckle Auction Archive showing some age

showing some age

and Awards - Bronze

1936 Kampf Sporttag Standarte Wiesbaden Tinnie -  In die stamped silvered tin

illustrating the company's centaur insignia

42 mm x 66 mm inclusive of the crown suspension

An Unattributed & Likely Early Freikorps Sympathizer’s Buckle Auction Archive showing some ageBuckle in brass, plain field, with hand crafted face plate affixed to plain field buckle; marked on reverse H. Mergenthaler, Kgl. Hofl.; this company operated in Stuttgart, hence here we have an WWI Bavarian buckle being converted into Freikorps pro Nazi Sympathizers buckle. In worn condition, unusual. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from