A Bavaria Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle by Overhoff & Cie; Published

In stamped steel, maker marked "O & C" (Overhoff & Cie, Ludenscheid) and marked "ges. gesch" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) on the reverse, measuring 49.7 mm, lightly worn, extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 438 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.