Jurgen Fritz
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Hi Uwe its the second left!
here some Veterans wore this Shield who obviously bought them after the War posing in their "Denazifiziert" Uniforms !
That anybody like "Collectors" can buy them to this day is
also well known....nothing new my Friend! ..lots on "ebay".some clearly "Over prized" just one Seller offered me one (I got cheap!) for £69 !..I polite declined!
..but since now over 70 Years old something worth? : Thanks for Your interest!
Jurgen
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Hallo Uwe
I not saying thats an "Original" I know them were very primitive made in the POW Camps by the Soldiers. the 1957 wasn made "Official" ..and not aczepted as such.
I seen more what looked like mine as Steinhauer & Lueck them and Souval in Vienna made them..
so again:" I guess" them were made vor the Veterans..who wanted a "better made Shield"?
and here Y' can see a Katalog were this Version appears! Beste Gruesse Juergen
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Hello Thanks v.Perlet
Yep as it happend I weighed both old 1870 50 mm Prussian Koppel with Buckle & the IIWW 45 mm broad Koppel with Steelbuckle - the Difference was only 30 gramm! not much less Weight the?
in my BW Time (4 Years Volonteer) we wore the new 1963 Leather Belt also for Guard Dury to the Service Uniform. I found it not unconfortable to wear with the Pistol..We were allowed to wear Private purchased Leather Belts with the "All Day" Work Uniform.
Indeed most II WK Koppel found are very short lucky You found one over 100cm lenght! ..that maybe due that the Soldiers were very Young..or undernutured?
Best Regards Juergen
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Hi Gents!
Here I show The Steel version (Wartime) and the Post war Aluminium Buckle
I hear used now in the Finnish Army? (Mine is from Parade belt 1960.)
but fit on my German leather belt..I believe better with Aluminium Hook,since
the Material Steel & Alu dont like each other ?
sadly "Finnish shop "Verusteleka" not sell the Steel Buckle anymore their is
the "HikI Shop" in China but not so good Replica?
Any Interest very appreciated! Thanks & Regards Jurgen
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Thanks for the INFO My Friends!
My Question was more WHY the actual Leather 50mm Koppel Belts were reduced to 45mm? (NOT The Buckles)..Some say it was to save some gramms on weighting Equipment..cannot believe that! about 30 gramms! I weighed!.. OK here some Bakelite Buckles rare Volkssturm?.Thanks & Regards Jurgen
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Gorden Craig well the Topic isn about BW
all Geman Belts! (Koppel)
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Hi Gents: I weighed two German Belts 50mm (2") ~ 30 gram
45mm ~ 27 gram
I cannot imagine that ~ 3- 4 Gram makes a weight Difference for the Wearer?
after WW 2 the Bundeswehr brought back 50 mm Belts? even with heavier Brassbuckle? (Koppel) even left the
Tonge & Tab later in 2WW ! (To safe Leather? Any INFO very apreciated Yours
Jurgen
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PS : I joined the Bundeswehr in January 1962 as Zeit soldat
we were allowed to use private Leatherbelts as "Unterfuehrer" NCOS, since the forst Issue Textilbelts (worn in the Trousers) were awful!
Also Private Boots could be worn & The Company Coppler
added Heel Irons for a small Fee. In ~1963 we got the new LeatherKoppel (Belt) what looked similar to the Old Reichswehr Koppel. Some Soldiers came from the BGS Bundesgrenzschutz who perhaps just kept their doubleclaw Belts?
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Interesting Photo
many Thanks still wonder were those kept by Soldiers
or Old Stock replace lost new Bu ckles?
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Greetings ! A Buckle of the Reichswehr found in Stalingrad?
How is it possible that those are worn in the
German Wehrmacht at this Time? Any INFO apreciated
Regards Jurgen
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Hello Bayern Greetings!
What about the Brass Buckle? The Belt Loop fastener looks very Spanish to me! (I got Spanish Civil War Time Belts)
like the Legion Uniforms.. maybe made in Spain for the Germans?Thanks & Regards Jurgen
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Hello Gents Greetings!
My Question: I got a Luftwaffen Belt Buckle Maker market: GH Osang Factury Dresden
It has Traces of former "Aluminium Paint" become vissible after I removed the Blue Paint
I wonder if this Buckles were mad for Parade use,before given to Flak Units?
Any friendly INFO very appreciatet! Yours Jurgen
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PS : last Photo I found is the famous UNAM University :"The Sprit talk to my Race"..not military.
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Hi Danny Thanks!
well Y perhaps right! I could not tell the Differance to
another similar Cross I had (with Box) & was Original
how can You tell? - Why shall be "Fakes" be made in
such elaborate Work ? Cost more as they can be Pur
chased? actualy as I was still in Germany Iron Crosses
First & Second Class costed about 60 Marks to 20..
I hear nearly any German Soldier got the second Class
In 1WW they dish them out in "Messtins!" to the Front
nothing really special? Well just my Opinion..
PS. How much You think cost now an
Original EK 1..? just curious..
Regards Jurgen
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PS Maybe its made in Latvia?
got it from there..is this possible
& still 2WW awarded?
Regards Jurgen
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Early BGS or Polizei Steelhelmet?
in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
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Hello Gents..I had in 1956 a Steelhelmet what was maybe an early 1951 Model German Police or Boarderguard BGS Helmet
looked unused..never seen again! with a Textile strap Liner (US Style ? ) adjustable at the Back inside & Bails for the Chinstrap on the Shell welded
Vents & old Style Rivets Color light green "rough Paint." since I have it no more (was sadly stolen) maybe "rare" today? they were soon replaced by a Vent- & rivetless Shell..better Leather liner similar to WW2 in ~ 1953? I showed this Helmet 1962 to a former BGS Soldier who served then with me in the BW (He had not seen this Model before (what could be possible since this Type would be soon replaced... maybe the German Barack Police (Bereitschafts Polizei) had them as well? I try
to indentife here with help of some "similar looking Pictures" any Help very apprexiated! Best Regards Jurgen