Original German WWII Rare Heer Army Tropical Afrikakorps DAK Web Belt with Steel Buckle by C.T. Dicke - Dated 1942
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very rare totally genuine unissued condition WWII Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK) tropical waist belt with correct EM/NCO's Steel Painted Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß). The buckle is die-stamped steel (magnetic), with a lovely heer gray green finish. The front of the buckle is embossed with Wehrmacht eagle and motto GOTT MIT UNS (God With Us). It shows only light wear to the paint on the front, with some wear on the edges as we often see. The back is faintly stamped with C.T.D. 1942, for maker Christian Theodor Dicke of Lüdenscheid, a well-known maker of belt buckles.
The very good condition DAK tan colored web belt has a ochre color finished leather tab with the usual double row of seven holes for length adjustment, which is still quite supple. It looks like an extra row of holes was added at the very end, and there is blue green stitching around both ends of the webbing used to make the belt to keep it from fraying. The belt measures about 30.5 inches in overall length, and there is a faintly stamped size 80 marking on the buckle end, for 80cm (31.5in.). This means that the belt may have shrunken a bit over the decades. There is also a faded maker mark on the clip end, which we cannot read.
Overall a great example of a very rare belt and buckle from the Deutsches Afrikakorps, DAK!
History of the German Africa Corps
The Afrika Korps or German Africa Corps (German: Deutsches Afrikakorps, DAK) was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. First sent as a holding force to shore up the Italian defense of their African colonies, the formation fought on in Africa, under various appellations, from March 1941 until its surrender in May 1943. The unit's best known commander was Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
The dry climate of Africa proved to be an issue with much of the standard leather field gear that the German Army usually used. It would dry out and crack quickly, and become unusable. To deal with this, the standard field gear such as belts, Y-straps, A-frames, bayonet frogs, and other items, were issued in special tropical web versions.
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