A Russian Imperial Fire Brigade Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity light contact and wear

light contact and wear

then to Lance Sergeant on February 3

In the fall of 1944

Footnote: Joseph Whiteman is shown on the roll of the thirty-three man Belleville Rifle Company and is listed on page 150 of the "Canada General Service Medal Roll

reverse inscribed "LE PREMIER CONSUL COMMANDANT L'ARMEE DE RESERVE EN PERSONNE ENFANS RAPPELLEZ-VOUS QUE MON HABITUDE EST DE COUCHERS SUR LE CHAMP DE BATAILLE

A Russian Imperial Fire Brigade Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity light contact and wearSilvered bronze, maker marked "" inside a vertical oval on the clip on the reverse, illustrating the Russian coat of arms with the two headed eagle backed by crossed axes, 54. 2 mm x 79. 3 mm, light contact and surface wear evident on the obverse, near extremely fine.