A Third Reich German Athletic Association Belt Buckle; Reduced Size Archive & Co - Plated brass

& Co -  Plated brass and enamels

It appears that his original injury from the previous year had flared up

the rear panel size stamped "57"

one prong on reverse missing

A Third Reich German Athletic Association Belt Buckle; Reduced Size Archive & Co - Plated brass(Deutscher Turnerbund) In stamped brass with silvered brass face plate affixed by single rivet, unmarked reverse, measuring 37. 7 mm x 53 mm, lightly worn, extremely 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 around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a