Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice 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 cast and crimped example. It does show a lot of surface wear, common due to the softer aluminum alloy.
This buckle was originally painted the standard Heer gray, but that is only present on the reverse now. The front has all the paint worn away, along with some of the detail in the eagle. The buckle itself does not look to have any markings, but it still retains the Pre-1941 leather tab, which is fully marked:
K. F. BRAHM
* 1937 *
FÜRTH I / BAY.
The leather belt is in good condition, though it has definitely been cut down at some point. It now measures about 33” when fully extended, and the buckle tab only has two sets of holes now. The leather still retains a lot of the black finish on the outside, and is in good condition. The interior does show wear, with overall surface cracking.
Overall condition is very good with an exception eye appeal. Ready to display!