Germany, Wiemar Republic. A Pair of Belt Buckles
Germany, A Firefighter’s Belt Buckle, two piece construction, smooth die-stamped silver nickel rectangular base field with brass circular face plate attached to the obverse centre, the circular plate bears a firefighter's helmet above a crossed ladder and axe with a bundle of rope hanging from the rungs of the ladder, bordered with “GOTT ZUR EHR DEM NÄCHSTEN ZUR WEHR” (GOD TO HONOR THE NEXT TO THE DEFENSE), the reverse bears a buckle catch slot, two vertical rivets where the obverse centre plate had been attached and a prong bar with two prongs, measuring 62.96 mm (w) x 47.95 mm (h), very fine; Germany, A German Red Cross Enlisted Mens Buckle, c. 1933, two piece construction, smooth die-stamped silver nickel rectangular base field with brass circular face plate attached to the centre front, the face plate features a vertically fluted cross in the centre, with a rope border and a thicker border half of vertical flutes and the bottom of oak leaves tied with a ribbon at the bottom, the reverse bears a buckle catch slot, two vertical rivets where the obverse centre plate had been attached and a prong bar with two prongs, 62.73 mm (w) x 48.26 mm (h), very fine.

