A German Youth Belt Buckle; Reduced Size & Published Auction Archive War Merit Cross 1st Class

War Merit Cross 1st Class by Steinhauer & Lück - In silvered zinc

1918 and taken on strength at the Manitoba Regimental Depot at Shorncliffe

on a triangular ribbon

silver gilt and red enamels

the Iron Cross First Class (1942)

A German Youth Belt Buckle; Reduced Size & Published Auction Archive War Merit Cross 1st Class(Deutsches Jungvolk): In stamped silvered brass, unmarked reverse, measuring 37. 5 mm x 53 mm, worn, very fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 265 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection. 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