Aluminum Heer Combat Buckle with Tab – Crone

Product Description: This Aluminum Heer Combat Buckle with Tab is a choice example. The obverse retains most of the original, factory applied green paint, in an appealing prewar shade. Slight wear has revealed bare aluminum on the high points, resulting in attractive contrast. The light wear does not impact the crisp original detail. On the reverse, nearly all of the original paint is still present, with some wear to the integral catch from the belt hook. The aluminum roller bar and prongs assembly is complete and functional, and retains a nice original undyed leather tab. The tab is held in place with all of the original stitching, and is maker marked by the firm of Paulmann & Crone. It appears that the tab was originally dated 1936, with the last digit later overstamped to change it to 1937, an interesting detail. The buckle itself has the stylized “PC” logo of Paulmann & Crone near the catch. Prewar Heer buckles in this condition have become hard to find. This Aluminum Heer Combat Buckle with Tab rates as excellent.

Historical Description: The belt buckle was an important part of the regalia worn by all uniformed military, civil, political and paramilitary organizations during the Third Reich. The belt (“Koppel”) was part of the uniform and would always be worn while on duty. The belt buckle (“Koppelschloss”) was generally specific to each organization, with many organizations having separate belt buckles for officers and for enlisted personnel, sometimes with different colors and finishes to further denote specific purposes. The buckles were adorned with various mottos and designs specific to the organizations for which they were intended. Many designs used the German national eagle emblem, in a variety of forms. Belt buckles were worn with uniforms ranging from finely tailored officer parade uniforms, to the issue uniforms of enlisted soldiers in combat. Generally speaking, most German belt buckles of the Third Reich were made with two prongs on the reverse, to allow the buckle to be worn and adjusted on a belt. The buckle had a catch that would mate with a hook on the belt, when worn. The earliest Third Reich buckles were often made of brass, or nickel silver. Later, aluminum became very common, and was used on private purchase as well as enlisted buckles of the German military, with or without a painted or plated finish. After WWII began, most enlisted military buckles were steel. Nazi belt buckles were popular souvenirs for Allied troops who served in Europe. Some types were made by the millions and remain quite common today. Others were made in limited numbers and are very rare.

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