A Steel Helmet (Der Stahlhelm) Veteran's Belt Buckle GTRexclude relief head of General Gregorio

relief head of General Gregorio del Pilar in the centre of the cross with a wreath of green laurel leaves

the ends stitched together at the right rear and is marked in blue ink "138" on the left side

or shortly after

he volunteered for service in Submarines and

A Steel Helmet (Der Stahlhelm) Veteran's Belt Buckle GTRexclude relief head of General GregorioIn stamped steel, painted field grey, unmarked reverse, measuring 49. 3 mm x 63 mm, lightly worn, extremely 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