A Kriegsmarine Line Officer’s Buckle; Published Example Auction Archive A First War Oldenburg Faithful

A First War Oldenburg Faithful Service Medal 1916-18 - Medal in blackened iron

with scattered silvering wear evident exposing the underlying metal base

and for personal bravery and valor

119 mm including crown suspension and 75 mm in width

He has gloriously sealed his devotion to duty and to liberty and righteousness with his life's blood on the battlefield

A Kriegsmarine Line Officer’s Buckle; Published Example Auction Archive A First War Oldenburg FaithfulConstructed of matte gold gilding, aluminum, 59mm x59mm, excellent quality, marked FLL and 100 (100 indicating probably the belt size), unmarked, in virtually mint condition; illustrated on p. 111 of Angolias book; an excellent example. 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