A Rare Spanish Blue Division Officer's Belt with Buckle

Buckle in brass illustrating the left-facing Franco-crowned Spanish eagle with a red enamelled cross on its chest on the left end, unmarked, the buckle measuring 52 mm x 70 mm. Belt fabricated from a very thick leather with a smooth finished black upper and a raw underside, composed of two pieces: the main belt and an additional protective patch stitched in place behind the buckle, a brass post immediately to the left of the buckle, four holes for length adjustment on the right end, one slider with a smooth finished black upper and raw underside, the belt measuring 50 mm x 1,205 mm. Fine chipping in the red enamels and oxidation spots on the buckle, very light contact on the belt. Near extremely 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 2001.