Germany. A 1933-1945 Issue Railway Defence (Bahnschutz) Leader’s Belt & Buckle Newly Listed 5 mm x 78 mm

5 mm x 78 mm

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Germany. A 1933-1945 Issue Railway Defence (Bahnschutz) Leader’s Belt & Buckle Newly Listed 5 mm x 78 mmA fine example of a period worn 1933 1945 issue Railway Defence (Streifendienst Bahnschutz) leaders belt and belt buckle. The buckle is constructed of stamped aluminum, with a silver aluminum finish; the obverse consisting of a raised pebbled field depicting a winged train wheel above a mobile swastika, surrounded by two ropes with Deutsche Reichsbahn written within it; the reverse hollow, stamped with the maker mark of F. W. Assmann, and DRGM;