Avitas Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Hello there,I just got this ww2 German Army belt buckle in a group of souvenirs my grandpa brought back from Germany and had a question about the black paint. I haven't really seen any with the paint and was wondering if it denoted a specific branch of the Heer or Wehrmacht, as I am of the understanding that most of these were silver. My grandpa fought in 1944-45 so it would definitely be a late-war pick-up. Any info on this type of buckle is welcome and very helpful.Cheers,Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avitas Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 and the reverse with th majority of the paint intact. Any help is great!Cheers,Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Are you sure it's not really dark green?..it looks greenish on the reverse.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avitas Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 I looked at it under sunlight and it kind of has a green tinge to it, but like you said, VERY dark green. Would this be a Feldpolizei buckle then? Cheers,Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I'm not au fait with Heer buckle paint but I think it's just a standard army buckle that has been painted in dark green.I'll see if I can get someone more knowledgable than me to comment.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Ok I emailed a friend who knows about these things and he said it's a late war Wehrmacht buckle,most probably Heer but possibly Navy.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avitas Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 Thanks Dave,Maybe someone will be able to tell if it is Navy or not, too bad the leather was missing, we could have looked for the stamp! It is a neat buckle though, if only my grandpa could remember where (or more precisely, whom from) exactly he got this over there Cheers,Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lach470 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Hi! Sorry to be late getting to this! What you have is considered by some collectors to be a late war issue Heer buckle. Other collectors tend to consider these types of dark buckles worn by members of the coastal artillery manning the Atlantic wall. I have one such example in my collection. It is dark with actually a tinge of blue in it. Mine is marked GB (gustav brehmer) and dated 1943.Hope this info helps!CHeers!Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avitas Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Thanks Rob for that info,It does make sense as a Coastal Artillery buckle, but I know to avoid snipers some army buckles were painted dark as well. A great buckle that I am so happy my old gramps passed on to me, will be in my collection to the end!Cheers,Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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