A Volunteer Labour Service (Fad = Freiwilliger Arbeitsdienst) Belt Buckle; Published Example Auction 1937 AH Wuppertal Tinnie -

1937 AH Wuppertal Tinnie - In die stamped metal

and a large quantity of copied documentation

with a 10 mm wide black leather border along the open end

moderate gilt loss on the VM

Silver Grade with Packet of Issue - Two-piece construction

A Volunteer Labour Service (Fad = Freiwilliger Arbeitsdienst) Belt Buckle; Published Example Auction 1937 AH Wuppertal Tinnie -In silvered pebbled stamped brass with brass face plate affixed by two rivets, unmarked reverse, measuring 47. 7 mm x 62. 7 mm, worn, near very fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 316 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,