Bavaria, Kingdom. A Fire Brigade Helmet Hold This particular belt and buckle

This particular belt and buckle is illustrated on page 90 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

A pair of miniature medal bars

although it is thought that the aircraft may have been struck by lightning

and his great grandparents (also from his father’s and mother’s side)

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Fire Brigade Helmet Hold This particular belt and buckle(Bayern Feuerwehrhelm). A well preserved Bavarian Fire Brigade helmet, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. It is topped by a narrow gilded brass comb which extends from the crown to the reverse, where it meets a boiled and blackened leather neck guard. Riveted to the peak is an insignia consisting of a silvered monogram of a silvered brass royal monogram, measuring 3. 5 cm (w) x 7 cm (h). It is flanked on each side by a gilded brass