Item Description
Original Items: Only One Lot of 4 Available. This is a fantastic collection of WWI Imperial German M1915 Koppelschloß belt buckles! They are all in wonderful condition with 3 of the buckles being brass box construction with applied nickel roundels in the center. The 4th buckle is constructed of a single piece of stamped steel and does not appear to have ever been worn or even issued.
A wonderful lot ready for display!
History of German/Prussian Belt Buckles:
First introduced in 1847, the design of the buckle remained virtually unchanged until 1918. After January of 1915, these buckles, which were also used by the Prussian-dominated states of Baden, Oldenburg, Hansa and Thuringia, were made of zinc-plated sheet iron. Originally the box buckles came in a 50mm, (roughly 2 inches), width until 1895 when the width was reduced to 45mm, (roughly 1 3/4 inches), in an attempt to lighten the weight load of the field gear. Initially the buckles were produced of brass with a nickel/silver face plate until 1914 when steel construction buckles were introduced. This buckle design is essentially the same as those used later in WWII.
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