A Hesse Nassau Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle Archive Roper joined the Royal Fleet

Roper joined the Royal Fleet Reserve on June 14

in fine quality leatherette case of issue

Dated 1882 Reverse

Shortly afterwards

An early nickel SS enlisted man's belt buckle

A Hesse Nassau Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle Archive Roper joined the Royal FleetIn nickel silver, unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 7 mm, worn, very fine. 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 Angolias book Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, published in 2001.