Germany, Daf. A Labour Front Stosstrupp Of The Werkschar Leader's Brocade Belt With Buckle, Published

(DAF = Deutsche Arbeitsfront): Silvered metal buckle with a two-piece construction on the right end, marked with RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked "M4/80" (Lind & Meyrer, Oberstein) on the reverse, illustrating the DAF cogwheel insignia surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves, the buckle measuring 48 mm. Brocade dress belt in fine aluminum wire with two rows of black embroidery on the upper, interlaced with white threading, black wool sides and underside, silvered metal receiving clip on the left end, smooth finished brown leather tab stitched in place on the underside on the left end, the tab with fourteen rows of two holes each for length adjustment, two sliders on the belt with matching uppers and undersides to that of the belt, the belt measuring 52 mm x 1,140 mm. Scattered silvering wear on the buckle and receiving clip, a few nips evident in the aluminum wire upper, crazing present on the upper on the leather tab. Near extremely fine. This particular belt with buckle is illustrated in black and white on pages 342-343 and in colour on page 639 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection.

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 Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 2001.