A German Police Officer's Belt Buckle; Marked & Published Example

In Aluminum, reverse marked "D R G M" (Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster), measuring 49 mm, only very lightly worn, better than extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 415 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection.

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.