A Kreigsmarine Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle; End Of War Dated 1945 By Richard Simm & Sohne Newly Listed front visor trim and chin

front visor trim and chin strap (multi-scaled with sliding lock)

reverse illustrating a coat-of-arms with two cherubs with music instruments

embroidered anchor insignia on an original ribbon

The owner of "Mynthuset" died in the mid 1980

he was gassed and was treated on No

A Kreigsmarine Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle; End Of War Dated 1945 By Richard Simm & Sohne Newly Listed front visor trim and chinIn bronzed molded aluminum, eagle with swastika eliminated, replaced with the engraved date "8. Mai 1945" (the date of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its Armed Forces), maker marked "RS&S" (Richard Simm & Sohne, Gablonz) on the reverse, measuring 48. 3 mm x 63. 5 mm, worn, 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