Original WWII German Army (Heer) OFFICER’S Belt Buckle (Offizier Feldbindenschloß) Certified

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Original WWII German Army (Heer) OFFICER’S Belt Buckle (Offizier Feldbindenschloß) Certified. The Officer’s circular belt buckle was introduced on July 9TH 1937, along with the brocade belt for wear by army Officers when in parade dress, formal dress, informal reporting dress and service dress when full decorations were ordered. Wear of the brocade belt and circular belt buckle was extended to army Music Superintendents and Band Leaders on April 12TH 1938 and to army Officials with the equivalent of Officer’s ranks/position on January 2ND 1939. The belt buckle for Officers holding the ranks of Leutnant up to and including Oberst was in matte silver while Officers holding the ranks of Generalmajor up to and including Generalfeldmarschall utilized a matte gold belt buckle. Generally the standard field service belt buckle was the dual pronged, open claw buckle but in late 1940 with the impending German entrance into the North African campaign the circular Officer’s buckle was given an olive drab finish and was worn on a web belt for use in the field. Roughly, 50mm diameter, die stamped, two piece, aluminum, circular belt buckle. The buckle features a highly embossed oak-leaf wreath encompassing a central Wehrmacht style eagle with down-swept wings on a subtlety textured, slightly domed central field. The reverse of the buckle is a mirror image of the obverse and has a separate circular plate insert with a crimped catch and a retaining hook . The circular plate is secured by the crimped outer edges of the buckles obverse.  Nice example.  In good but used condition, has that great look! .  Brought home by a U.S .Veteran as a trophy of war.100% Guaranteed to be authentic . Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Please see our other German Medals and Relics From WWII.    Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. NICE  EXAMPLE, Don’t miss it!