An Early German Police Dress Cross Belt; Berlin certificate_of_authenticity 45mm(width) x 86

45mm(width) x 86

dated 1944

their Hampden Bomber failed to return from a bombing raid on Essen

PAINTER 1 CL

and original signature at the bottom right

An Early German Police Dress Cross Belt; Berlin certificate_of_authenticity 45mm(width) x 86In flexible, strong and well conditioned black leather, marked Ber. P. J. on interior with black ink; with silvered nickel buckle and fittings, exhibiting period use, remaining very 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 and German veterans; most of these