An Unattributed & Likely Early Freikorps Sympathizer’s Buckle Archive Grand Cross of the Military

Grand Cross of the Military Order of St

exhibiting very light contact and wear

In stamped white metal

while an additional 100

White porcelain with gold paint

An Unattributed & Likely Early Freikorps Sympathizer’s Buckle Archive Grand Cross of the MilitaryBuckle in brass, plain field, with hand crafted face plate affixed to plain field buckle; marked on reverse H. Mergenthaler, Kgl. Hofl.; this company operated in Stuttgart, hence here we have an WWI Bavarian buckle being converted into Freikorps pro Nazi Sympathizers buckle. In worn condition, unusual. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from