SS Officer’s Buckle Aluminum – OLC 36/40

Product Description: This SS Officer’s Buckle Aluminum is an extremely desirable and hard buckle to find. The textbook original SS officers buckle has a gorgeous look, with even, honest wear to the front that gives it great character. The worn highlights contrast beautifully with the darker recesses, adding eye appeal. The buckle is well struck, with lots of fine detail still remaining. On the reverse, the buckle is nicely marked with the maker logo of Overhoff and Cie, as well as their RZM code 36/40, and the SS runic emblem. Please take note of the “4” in “40”. The die cutter was changing the number from  “3” to “4” and did all of these by hand until they made a new die. Which is textbook for these 1940 buckles and very interesting to find. The buckle does not appear ever to have been cleaned, and is complete, with no repairs to the aluminum roller bar and prongs assembly. These buckles are extremely sought-after on their own and would be a great addition to ones collection. The SS Officer’s Buckle Aluminum is in excellent condition.

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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