- SOLD
EM/NCO'S TROPICAL BELT BUCKLE
Standard issue, 1940 pattern belt buckle (Tropen Koppelschloß), olive drab painted, die stamped steel construction, combat box buckle features a smooth outer field with a high relief, embossed Wehrmacht-Heer style eagle with down swept wings, clutching a canted swastika in its talons, to the slightly domed center, encompassed by an oak-leaf cluster to the bottom and script "Gott Mit Uns" (God with us), to the top. The oak-leaf cluster and script are on a ribbed background and are encircled by both an inner and outer simulated, twisted, rope border.
The buckle shows some wear, but retains almost all of its original olive drab paint. The reverse of the buckle is a mirror image of the obverse. The reverse has the buckle catch, prong bar and prongs all intact.
A true DAK belt buckle in overall excellent condition with a great patina.