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    Cuban belt buckle


    Takc

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    Hi Stoo!

    I am pretty sure it is, but have no info on the years of production, contract details etc.

    When I bought it, I was not even thinking that it was a Cuba, I thought it could be a warsaw pact country. And one man who is a world-buckles expert, told me it was a Cuba.

    very funny thing.

    BTW, looks like unissued buckles were totally overpainted. I have found a needle-head-sized spot of paint on the face, which is a remnants of original paint.

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    Welcome to the forum!

    Thanks! This is a quite lovely place, especially, after the MCF :)

    Interesting buckle. ... I have tried to comb through what (thin) photos I have of Cuban personnel but cannot find a picture showing a buckle... any idea as to era. FAR was FAR even before the revolution.

    The similar steel painted buckles were used in soviet army since 70-ies, so I guess these times were the beginning of the production of buckles for FAR. Also, at these times the soviet-cuban relations were quite warm and friendly.

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    @Takc:

    Your belt buckle could be made and used in the mid 60's until the mid 70's because I asked my father who served the FAR from 1980 until 1983. He don't know these belt buckle.

    Here my FAR belt like my father had:

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    BTW, looks like unissued buckles were totally overpainted. I have found a needle-head-sized spot of paint on the face, which is a remnants of original paint.

    My Cuba belt buckle is painetd for all sides.

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    Original belt buckle with the Cuban shield printed and the initials (C.V.P) this stands for ( Cuerpo de Vigilancia Y Proteccion) POLICE. This buckle is rare because it was only fabricated at the beginning of the 60's. It measures 2' X 2 3/8' inches

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    Wow!

    Those are very nice buckles!

    I have been looking for a brass Cuban belt buckle for some time but they just don't seem to exist...until now.

    I did find a picture of one online but I think that is as close as I am ever going to get...lol

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