A recent and rare acquisition

[buckle1]

Just picked up this buckle. For those that know how tough it is to find the Weimar period Red Cross Officer's buckles w/the laurel leaves, this one (the 2nd pattern, w/oak leaves) is much tougher to find . In fact this is the first one I have ever encountered. And it is in gold to boot. I am including two photos of a silver and gold 1st pattern RC for comparison.


Bill

[buckle1]

Photo 2

[NortonI]

Bill,

congratulation ! Red Cross are so hard to find !!!

Cheers
Norton

[Sven Janke]

drk

hello,
that is a very nice set - congratulations!

i was wondering if you or someone else knows the difference in meaning between gold and silver version.

i am holding a gold set with laurel which i will post tomorrow.


greetings

sven

[Kevin C Rea]

Hello,
I have another variant officer buckle that is silver with laurel leaf wreath and a red enamelled cross in the center. It looks to be from the 1920s or 30s. I cannot post pics though.
Kevin

[Sven Janke]

drk in gold

here´s my set:

[lach470]

Awesome buckles guys! Thanks for showing!

Rob

[buckle1]

Sven,

Nice buckle set. The belt on mine is very similar in construction but w/out the DRK stamping.

Bill