Original German Pre-WWII Army Heer EM/NCO Belt with Pebbled Aluminum Buckle by B. Haarmann, Lüdenscheid – dated 1937 Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition Pre-WWII German Wehrmacht (Heer) Aluminum EM/NCO’s Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß) with an original black finished leather belt. The buckle is embossed with the Heer motto GOTT MIT UNS (“God (is) with us”) around the Wehrmacht Reichsadler (State Eagle). Nice aluminum construction box buckle with a pebbled background. The buckle is in good condition, and is a single piece injection molded and crimped example. It does show some surface wear on the raised areas, common due to the softer aluminum alloy.

This buckle was originally entirely painted standard early war Heer green, which is now mostly worn off the front, while the reverse still retains a good amount of the original finish. There is no maker marking on the buckle itself, but it still retains the Pre-1941 leather tab, which is in great shape with fully intact stitching. There is still a clear maker marking inside a double oval:

B. HAARMANN
1937
LÜDENSCHEID

The leather belt is in very good service used condition, still retaining much of the black finish on the exterior, while the interior is unfinished brown leather. There is very little wear and cracking, and all stitching is still intact. The leather adjustment tab still retains its double rows of 7 holes, with no tearing or major damage. It measures about 38” when fully extended, and it looks like there was a maker mark by the clip end, but it is now too worn to read. The end clip is the early aluminum style, and is marked with OLC in a diamond, for Overhoff & Cie. of Lüdenscheid, who produced numerous clothing accessories.

Overall condition is very good with an exception eye appeal! Ready to display!