A German Army Converted French Lorraine Cross Belt Buckle Newly Listed maker marked "VANGUARD N

maker marked "VANGUARD N

all in extremely fine condition

obverse illustrating a liberty ship framed in the cross-hair of a German U-boat periscope with the inscription "FOR SERVICE IN THE ARCTIC ZONE" above

nearly extremely fine and rare

1915 and had its mobilization headquarters at Broughton

A German Army Converted French Lorraine Cross Belt Buckle Newly Listed maker marked "VANGUARD NIn mold injected aluminum, with centre insignia hammered out into French Lorraine Cross, maker mark "R S & S" (Richard Simm & Sohne, Gablonz) partially scratched out on the reverse, measuring 48. 7 mm x 64 mm,well worn, 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