A 3Rd Pattern Air Raid Protection League Em Belt Buckle By Overhoff & Cie Auction Having then qualified as a

Having then qualified as a pilot in September 1916

by Viennese maker Rothe (marked FR and also Gemsenkopf mark for 18Kt

1868 as a Sergeant

The tang is the earliest initial production type having a more rectangular shape

1944 while serving in Italy

A 3Rd Pattern Air Raid Protection League Em Belt Buckle By Overhoff & Cie Auction Having then qualified as a(Reichsluftschutzbund = RLB): In stamped silvered aluminum with stamped silvered aluminum face plate affixed by 4 tabs, reverse marked "R. L. B." (Reichsluftschutzbund), marked "GES. GESCH." (Gesetzlich Geschtzt) and maker marked "OVERHOFF & CIE. LDENSCHEID", measuring 47. 5 mm x 63 mm, very lightly worn, near mint. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and