Nickle-chrome-based, EM/NCO-type F.A.D.- (ie. 'Freiwilligen Arbeitsdienst'-) belt-buckle

This is an attractive - and most certainly early-period- and/or actually fairly scarcely encountered! - silver-coloured- (ie. typical nickle-chrome-based and minimally tarnished) EM/NCO-pattern belt-buckle (ie. 'Koppelschloss für Mannschaften') as was specifically intended for usage by members serving within the F.A.D. (ie. 'Freiwilligen Arbeitsdienst') being a (typical) non-maker-marked example that comes in an overall nice- (albeit moderately used- ie. worn-), condition. These FAD-belt-buckles (the F.A.D. was in fact the predecessor of the later-period R.A.D. or: 'Reichsarbeitsdienst') were used by the enlisted-men (and/or NCOs). The buckle is clearly worn but still has a neat silverish (albeit somewhat shiny) 'chrome'-like finish, without showing any defaults nor damage (it has - I deem - never been cleaned nor polished and shows some dust and/or minimal staining). The piece shows some minimal 'usage-areas' on the inside of the buckle as usually encountered. As stated above is this piece totally void of a makers-mark but does show a 'Ges.Gesch.'-patent-pending-designation (something that is more often the case). It should be noted that these buckles were only used for a very limited period of time and can therefore easily be graded 'fairly scarce'. Simply an attractive - and quite early-period! - F.A.D.- (ie. 'Freiwilligen Arbeitsdienst'-) related buckle that is with certainty accordingly priced!