Buckle in brass, with nickel-silver face plate affixed, unmarked, 64mm x 52mm, in worn condition, with small bumps to a face plate, circa 1880-1890 period manufacture. Bavarian buckles are similar to Prussian in construction and appearance, except Bavarian had motto "In Treue Fest" (as opposed to Prussian motto “Gott mit Uns”.
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 Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 2001.

