It has been a pleasure to have served with one who possesses the true attributes of a soldier as you most certainly do
in addition to a maker's stamp in black ink above
For his exceptional leadership and devotion to duty under fire I very strongly recommend this officer for the award of the Distinguished Service Order
with glue residue on center reverse
Scabbard exhibits moderate surface wear
An Enlisted/ Nco's Rad Buckle 1938 With Belt By Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid GTRexclude It has been a pleasureIn molded silvered aluminum, marked on reverse FLL 38 (Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid 1938), measuring 48 x 64mm, on brown leather tab marked Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid 1938; together on dark brown leather belt, marked 82, measuring 90 cm in length and 45 cm in width, overall 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