An Early German Imperial, Weimar Republic Fire Defence Belt Buckle GTRexclude maker marked L/52 (Zimmermann) as

maker marked L/52 (Zimmermann) as well as their other standard maker marked 20

The blade is a prime example that grades near mint with only very light surface wear and runner marks

1 Clasp - COOMASSIE ([1072 2nd Class S

Faithful Service Decoration - 50 Year

that he had four and half years previous military service with the North West Mounted Police and that his trade was that of Labourer

An Early German Imperial, Weimar Republic Fire Defence Belt Buckle GTRexclude maker marked L/52 (Zimmermann) asIn silvered nickel with bronze gilt centre, unmarked, measuring 48. 5 mm x 62 mm, very fine. A similar buckle is illustrated on page 421 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 the buckles