A German Police Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle Hold it became necessary to establish

it became necessary to establish a Reserve Force from which replacements could be drawn to strengthen the battalions and corps of the four Canadian Divisions operating in the field

center applique in gilt and enamels

in January 1916

silvering loss and surface wear evident on the reverse lower arm

but none in South Africa

A German Police Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle Hold it became necessary to establishIn mold injected aluminum, unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 5 mm x 64. 5 mm, well worn, very 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 core of Angolias book Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, published