A Baden Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Auction 2 mm x 41 mm)

2 mm x 41 mm) and a duotang folder containing a 95 mm x 142 mm photograph signed on the matting "Leonard T

Ltd 1941 - with original strap - named Roy Lewis - Binoculars marked Grantcule 5 mils apart - R

Footnote: The medal was instituted on 7 March 1940 to be awarded to military and civilian participants in the Italian occupation of Albania

plus larger pockets at the waist on either side

issued during the later part of WWII

A Baden Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Auction 2 mm x 41 mm)In fire gilt brass, with unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 5 mm, lightly worn, extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 441 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