Björn Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 I have two Brown Wehrmacht leather belts in my collection. The leather belts do not show any signs of wear. One of the buckles might have been worn, but most of the green paint is still present. It's a bit tricky to get good pictures of leather belts, so please excuse my poor photographers skills. The first one here is a 1938 dated belt and buckle. Producers mark on the belt buckle leather flap. H.Arld 1938 Nuernberg Producers mark on the belt itself. Böttcher & Renner Nürnberg - O. 1938 The second belt is 1939 dated. No leather flap on this buckle unfortinently. A few months before world war 2 was a fact. June 1939. Bekleidungsamt Fürstenberg depot stamp. Producers mark. Rieth & Kopp G.m.b.H. (Gesellschaft mit beschrenkter Haftung) Offenbach am Main, April 1939 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Very nice Bjorn....Thanks for showing us Best to you.....Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Auld Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 You don't see them like that very often, completely unmolested! Cheers Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahrtal Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Outstanding!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Björn Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 Thanks for the nice comments guys. I really appreciate it Best Regards Björn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Thats the first time I,ve seen a pair of belts like that, as being pre war, these must be pretty rare especially in that condition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwar Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 @Björn,Odd to see the designation B.A. Furth / "Bekleidungsamt Furth" with a "Heer" buckle, my understanding from Wilhelm P.B.R. Saris and others is this type of belt was for the Reichsarbeitsdienst supplied from Furth, the other abbreviations are Bn=Berlin Br- Braunschweig Ma=Marburg Sa=Salzburg. We also see this marking on the RAD "Bullet Hangers" too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Björn Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) Thanks. I did not know that this type of markings were connected to the RAD organisation. I've seen several other items sold as Heer items, with this type of markings. And without a RAD stamp or marking, I really don't mind. The construction of the belt itself do not differ from how the WH belts were made, and the overall condition matches the buckle. But nice to know anyway. After a quick search, I found some other things wich were sold as Heer items, with this type of markings: https://www.ratisbons.com/auctions-archive/17th-contemporary-history-auction/wehrmacht-em-nco-field-boots-b-a-f-139.html https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/original-ww2-german-ww2-1941-dated-489889766 https://majormilitary.eu/products/cuir-de-ceinturon-heer-avec-marquage-regimentaire Best Regards Björn Edited November 30, 2019 by Björn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwar Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 @Björn, Thanks for the links, I shall do a bit more checking on my end of the items posted in the links, I in no way meant to detract from the quality or overall look of how you have them attached to the very nice buckles. G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Björn Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 On 28/11/2019 at 23:34, Davejb said: Thats the first time I,ve seen a pair of belts like that, as being pre war, these must be pretty rare especially in that condition Yes, they are quite rare in this condition, but not un-heard of. I recently descovered a serie of colour photographs from the late 30's, wich show the dressing up and equipping of new recruits for cavallery service. It clearly shows un-blackened belts, boots and leather equipment being issued to the troops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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