A Lower Saxony (Niedersachen) State Forestry Service Official's Belt and Buckle

In silvered bronze, measuring 46mm, reverse unmarked, illustrating a Saxon steed on its hind legs with grass below, on a pebbled background, surrounded by an open-ended wreath of oak leaves with a wreathed swastika at the base; Belt with a smooth finished dark brown upper, green felt underside except under the tab at the left end where the raw underside is exposed, belt passes through the loop of the buckle and finishes on the back, the buckle held in place by dual snap closures, smooth light brown finished leather tab stitched in place on the underside at the left end, the tab with seven rows of two holes each for length adjustment and stamped in black ink "90", the belt measuring 44 mm x 1,150 mm. Light wear evident and silvering loss on the buckle, crazing present on the upper of the belt from active use, scattered wear patches on the green felt backer. Better than 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 Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 20