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 mostly worn away, along with some of the detail in the eagle. The buckle itself is marked N. & H. on the back, and it still retains the Pre-1941 leather tab, which is fully marked, though very faint due to wear:
NOELLE & HUECK
* 1938 *
LÜDENSCHEID
The leather belt is in good condition, and measures about 36” when fully extended. It is also marked 92 on the buckle end, for 92cm (36.2in). The leather still retains a lot of the black finish on the outside, and is in good condition. The interior still shows a bit of the original brown color, though it is now worn and stained.
Overall condition is very good with an exception eye appeal. Ready to display!