This is a first pattern RLB (Reichsluftschutzbund/National Air Raid Protection League) standard issue belt buckle
13 Light Railway Operating Company
oxidation and loss of finish are evident throughout
decorations and medals issued by the Kingdom of Prussia
Red wool upper with gilt eagle insignia and three silvered pips
Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An Early Fire Brigade Belt Buckle Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic This is a first pattern(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