A Weimar Republic Era Army Belt Buckle By Overhoff & Cie certificate_of_authenticity It grinds my mother’s gears

It grinds my mother’s gears

Stanislaus in Gold

reinforcement spine with the sliding ventilation shutter

Reserve Command of Railways on Line 7

insignia held in place with dual prongs

A Weimar Republic Era Army Belt Buckle By Overhoff & Cie certificate_of_authenticity It grinds my mother’s gearsBuckle in stamped nickel plate, with leather tab marked Overhoff & Cie, and dated 1935, indicating wear into Third Reich era; the reverse is stamped 2. M. G. B. 211. (illustrated in Angolias book, p. 66). 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;