An Early “Front Heil” Buckle; Published Example Newly Listed both extremely fine

both extremely fine

and a lathe operator at Dominion Chain Company

then returned to the 156th Battalion on February 22nd

1929 in Montreal

An Early “Front Heil” Buckle; Published Example Newly Listed both extremely fineIn stamped brass, with face plate in silvered brass, 63mm x 47mm, depicting a small helmet with Front Heil above (lowercase), and oakleaves below; small helmet type is associated with early Front Heil buckles; (Illustrated on p. 385 of Angolias book). Footnote: worn by the members of Der Stahlhelm, a largest post 1918 German Veterans organization, incorporating many smaller Freikorps organizations; well armed, and can easily can be considered a para