Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An Early Fire Brigade Belt Buckle Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic illustrating a battleship plowing through

illustrating a battleship plowing through the waves

oxidation and loss of finish are evident throughout

with brass backing plate and retaining nut

Red wool upper with gilt eagle insignia and three silvered pips

(Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914/1918 für Frontkämpfer

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An Early Fire Brigade Belt Buckle Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic illustrating a battleship plowing through(Feuerwehr Koppelschlo). Constructed nickel silver with brass, the obverse overlaid by a central medallion bearing a raised firemans helmet, overlaying a crossed axe and pick, circumscribed by an inscription of GOTT ZUR EHR DEN NCHSTEN ZUR WEHR (TO GODS GLORY TO THE DEFENCE OF OUR NEIGHBOURS), the reverse with claws emanating from a functional roller, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), an early Third Reich period example produced c. 1934, in