Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII German HJ aluminum Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß), complete with the correct knife belt and even the hard to find cross strap. Even better, both the buckle AND the belt have the name Hörnig written on them in blue, so this looks be a matched set that has been together for over 80 years!
The injection molded aluminum belt buckle is embossed with the HJ motto Blut und Ehre (Blood and Honor) around the HJ Emblem surmounted by an Eagle. The buckle is in good condition which is surprising, as the aluminum used to manufacture these typically doesn’t stand up well to wear and the elements. There is some wear and oxidation, but the insignia are still easy to see. It is marked on the back with ((RZM)) and maker code M4 / 38, for Richard Sieper & Söhne of Lüdenscheid, a city with a very large garment accessories industry.
The black finished leather belt is in very good used condition, still supple and without any major cracks or tears. It measures 35" when fully extended, and also shows some markings on the size adjustment tab, which we cannot quite make out. The attached cross strap has both loops present on the belt, and overall has a great service worn look.
This is a very lovely complete named belt rig that comes ready for display!
AH believed German youth to be the future of his 3rd Reich. The HJ (AH Jugend) was formed officially in 1935, and with the exception of NSDAP ideology indoctrination was very similar to the Boy Scouts. Beginning at about the age of ten years, both boys (AH Jugend) and girls (Bund Deutscher Mädel) were enlisted in the Party-run organization. The boys only were given HJ Knives after having passed minor exams. The knives had nickeled hilts with black checkered grip plates. The obverse plate was fitted with an enameled HJ swas insignia. Through 1937, these knives were etched with the motto of the organization, Blut und Ehre! (Blood and Honor!). Examples produced after this date were made with plain blades usually bearing an RZM marking.
The HJ Leaders were professionals in charge of the training and NSDAP education of the German Youth. They wore a special dagger consisting of silvered hilt fittings with blue-black leather-covered scabbard. The grip was composed of tightly wrapped silver wire, over a wood base. The pommel cap featured an HJ diamond on top, complete with swas. The upper scabbard fitting portrayed an open-winged HJ eagle with swas cut into the bird's chest. The blade was etched with the HJ motto, Blut und Ehre
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