A German Athletic Association (Deutscher Turnerbund) Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity enamel chipping on the Albert

enamel chipping on the Albert Order

Brown with a strength of 18 officers and 446 other ranks

stamped "FS" and "139" ("FS" indicating the manufacturer

reverse with the crossed swords mark in cobalt blue in the centre and a metal hanger fed through two holes in the lip at the top for wall hanging

engraver marked "DE MARCHIS LORIOLI MILANO"

A German Athletic Association (Deutscher Turnerbund) Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity enamel chipping on the AlbertIn die stamped bronze with nickel silver centre affixed by two soldered rivets, unmarked reverse, measuring 48 mm x 62. 7 mm, very 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 &