Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII German HJ National Youth Organization Single Rune Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß) with correct leather belt. The HJ was the youth arm of the NSDAP National Socialist Party, and was the sole youth organization in all of Germany from 1933 until its dissolution in 1945. While the group proper was composed of male youths aged 14 to 18, there was also the German Youngsters in the HJ (Deutsches Jungvolk in der jugend or “DJ”, also “DJV”) made up of younger boys aged 10 to 14.
The single ᛋ Siegrune (Sig/Victory Rune) belt buckle is specific to the DJ, and the belt is definitely “Child Sized”, measuring only 28 inches at maximum length. The buckle is nickel-plated brass, though some of the nickel has worn off from years of use. It looks to have had the catch loop repaired at some point, and there is a partial RZM marking on the back, which we cannot make out. The belt itself is still supple, with no major cracking or other issues.
A very nice example of a hard to find belt buckle with the correct “child size” belt!