A German Red Cross 1938 Pattern Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle by Overhoff & Cie

(Deutsche Rotes Kreuz): In injection molded aluminum, maker marked with the "OLC" (Overhoff & Cie, Ludenscheid) insignia and marked "GES. GESCH" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) on the reverse, measuring 48 mm x 64.5 mm, near mint.

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.