13 Light Railway Operating Company
This is a first pattern RLB (Reichsluftschutzbund/National Air Raid Protection League) standard issue belt buckle
oxidation and loss of finish are evident throughout
(Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914/1918 für Frontkämpfer
with brass backing plate and retaining nut
Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An Early Fire Brigade Belt Buckle Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic 13 Light Railway Operating Company(Feuerwehr Koppelschlo). Constructed nickel silver with brass, the obverse overlaid by a central medallion bearing a raised firemans helmet, overlaying a crossed axe and pick, circumscribed by an inscription of GOTT ZUR EHR DEN NCHSTEN ZUR WEHR (TO GODS GLORY TO THE DEFENCE OF OUR NEIGHBOURS), the reverse with claws emanating from a functional roller, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), an early Third Reich period example produced c. 1934, in