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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 57826, member: 44"]I vote along with Spring and Davey on probably German. I tried ID'ing the country via the belt buckle, buttons and sword. The closest I could come up with was Germany, but this was iffy.</p><p><br /></p><p>The buckle is an entwined anchor possibly topped with a star surrounded with a wreath and/or laurel. I couldn't find a German anchor and star combo. Really the only anchor and star combos I could find were for the Soviet Navy and the Ottoman Empire Navy. This is definitely not a Soviet uniform or timeframe. The Ottoman buckle had a crescent under the anchor. The German Imperial Navy buckles I found had the Imperial/Kaiser crown above the anchor - before 1919. The German Weimar Republic Naval buckles did have an entwined anchor and wreath. The problem here is that the Weimar Republic didn't come into existence until 1919 - ***after*** WWI. Under the Weimar Republic the navy was called the Reichsmarine. Here are a couple Weimar Naval belt buckles:</p><p><br /></p><p>Scroll about 1/4th of the way down the page to:</p><p><font face="Tahoma">"13-834 REICHSMARINE OFFICER - BROCADE BELT - BUCKLE."</font></p><p><a href="https://www.derrittmeister.com/navy.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.derrittmeister.com/navy.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.derrittmeister.com/navy.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Scroll down to #5 reply "Weimar Brocade" buckle. It is very similar to the those of WWI in #6 reply:</p><p><a href="http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/kriegsmarine/marine-navy-15101/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/kriegsmarine/marine-navy-15101/" rel="nofollow">http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/kriegsmarine/marine-navy-15101/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The buttons appear to be an entwined anchor. The only German naval buttons I could find with **only** and anchor were the Kriegsmarine buttons. This was the Nazi navy from 1930-1945. The Ottoman Naval buttons had an entwined anchor but with a crescent under the anchor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the Ottoman buckle and buttons with the entwined anchor and crescent below - buckles at top of page and buttons at bottom:</p><p><a href="http://www.ottoman-uniforms.com/ww1-ottoman-imperial-navy-uniforms/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ottoman-uniforms.com/ww1-ottoman-imperial-navy-uniforms/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ottoman-uniforms.com/ww1-ottoman-imperial-navy-uniforms/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The pommel of sword appears to be a lion head with the "Knuckle Bow," or guard fixed in the lion's mouth. The bottom of the guard is wide and ornate. On the following page scroll down about 1/2 way to:</p><p>"RWS130<b> - </b>Imperial German Marine Officer's Sabre"</p><p>It has the lion and a wide ornate guard:</p><p><a href="http://www.esford.com/armourygerman.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.esford.com/armourygerman.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.esford.com/armourygerman.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.esford.com/Collectors%20swords/RWS130%20German%20Naval%20Officer%27s%20Sword/RWS130%20collage.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.esford.com/Collectors%20swords/RWS130%20German%20Naval%20Officer%27s%20Sword/RWS130%20collage.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.esford.com/Collectors swords/RWS130 German Naval Officer's Sword/RWS130 collage.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I was also hoping it would be Benjamin Franklin Day because of Ford's theater. Here is what the New York Times wrote about him.</p><p><br /></p><p>"Rear Admiral Day Dies at Age 92; Oldest Officer in American Navy Had Retired After Forty Years’ Service; Wounded in Civil War; Saw Lincoln Assassination at Ford’s Theatre – Had Part in Building of the Modern Navy."</p><p><br /></p><p>Have included a badly zoomed and edited pic of the belt buckle and buttons. What if anything is above the anchor 1st appeared to me as a star. Nowwww after posting it here I wonder if it could be the German Imperial/Kaiser crown???? If it is a crown then probably from German Imperial era, pre 1919.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d">Ooops, I see Bear came up with Spanish before I could post this reply. That is no doubt correct. Oh, well, am going to post this anyways.</span></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]14821[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 57826, member: 44"]I vote along with Spring and Davey on probably German. I tried ID'ing the country via the belt buckle, buttons and sword. The closest I could come up with was Germany, but this was iffy. The buckle is an entwined anchor possibly topped with a star surrounded with a wreath and/or laurel. I couldn't find a German anchor and star combo. Really the only anchor and star combos I could find were for the Soviet Navy and the Ottoman Empire Navy. This is definitely not a Soviet uniform or timeframe. The Ottoman buckle had a crescent under the anchor. The German Imperial Navy buckles I found had the Imperial/Kaiser crown above the anchor - before 1919. The German Weimar Republic Naval buckles did have an entwined anchor and wreath. The problem here is that the Weimar Republic didn't come into existence until 1919 - ***after*** WWI. Under the Weimar Republic the navy was called the Reichsmarine. Here are a couple Weimar Naval belt buckles: Scroll about 1/4th of the way down the page to: [FONT=Tahoma]"13-834 REICHSMARINE OFFICER - BROCADE BELT - BUCKLE."[/FONT] [URL]https://www.derrittmeister.com/navy.htm[/URL] Scroll down to #5 reply "Weimar Brocade" buckle. It is very similar to the those of WWI in #6 reply: [URL]http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/kriegsmarine/marine-navy-15101/[/URL] The buttons appear to be an entwined anchor. The only German naval buttons I could find with **only** and anchor were the Kriegsmarine buttons. This was the Nazi navy from 1930-1945. The Ottoman Naval buttons had an entwined anchor but with a crescent under the anchor. Here are the Ottoman buckle and buttons with the entwined anchor and crescent below - buckles at top of page and buttons at bottom: [URL]http://www.ottoman-uniforms.com/ww1-ottoman-imperial-navy-uniforms/[/URL] The pommel of sword appears to be a lion head with the "Knuckle Bow," or guard fixed in the lion's mouth. The bottom of the guard is wide and ornate. On the following page scroll down about 1/2 way to: "RWS130[B] - [/B]Imperial German Marine Officer's Sabre" It has the lion and a wide ornate guard: [URL]http://www.esford.com/armourygerman.htm[/URL] [URL='http://www.esford.com/Collectors%20swords/RWS130%20German%20Naval%20Officer%27s%20Sword/RWS130%20collage.jpg']http://www.esford.com/Collectors swords/RWS130 German Naval Officer's Sword/RWS130 collage.jpg[/URL] I was also hoping it would be Benjamin Franklin Day because of Ford's theater. Here is what the New York Times wrote about him. "Rear Admiral Day Dies at Age 92; Oldest Officer in American Navy Had Retired After Forty Years’ Service; Wounded in Civil War; Saw Lincoln Assassination at Ford’s Theatre – Had Part in Building of the Modern Navy." Have included a badly zoomed and edited pic of the belt buckle and buttons. What if anything is above the anchor 1st appeared to me as a star. Nowwww after posting it here I wonder if it could be the German Imperial/Kaiser crown???? If it is a crown then probably from German Imperial era, pre 1919. [COLOR=#ff4d4d]Ooops, I see Bear came up with Spanish before I could post this reply. That is no doubt correct. Oh, well, am going to post this anyways.[/COLOR] --- Susan [ATTACH=full]14821[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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