Original German Pre-WWII NSBO EM/NCO Belt with Brass Buckle Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII German NSBO EM/NCO’s Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß) with correct leather belt. Nice brass construction two-piece box buckle with a smooth background. The NSBO logo is present on the central rondel ,which is soldered to the body of the buckle in two places. The buckle is in very good condition, with all of the detail of the rondel still present, though much of the silver wash has been worn off. There are no markings on the buckle itself indicating the manufacturer

The belt itself measures 36” when fully extended, and is marked 100 on the buckle end. The leather is definitely worn, but condition is solid with no holes or tears, and leather is soft and pliable. The belt has been splice repaired on the hook end, and appears to possibly be dated 1917 on the leather. This may be the owners original belt from WW1, repurposed with a new buckle in the 1930s.

The RBA, “Reichsbetriebszellenabteilung” (National-factory-cells-department), was founded in January of 1931 and was renamed the NSBO, “Nationalsozialische Betriebszellen Organization” (National-socialist Industrial-cells Organization), in March of that year. This organization acted as the NSDAP’s alternative to labor unions and communist worker groups in industrial factories. Officially a national organization, the NSBO was concentrated in the heavy industrial centers, with very little representation outside these areas. The NSBO was absorbed into the DAF in October of 1934, and ceased to exist in March of 1935.

Overall a great example of a hard to find Pre-WW2 German Belt.