Austria-Hungary Hungarian Honvéd belt buckle

[Peter Orincsay]

This Hungarian Honvéd belt buckle found it´s way to my collection not long ago.

Today I finally had some time to put it under my camera and take some detailed photographs of it and share.

[Peter Orincsay]

Since I try to buy items of a special interest I also knew I had an old photograph of the belt buckle in use.

Collecting old photographs and researching in Austro-Hungarian World War 1 history, i have seen the Honvéd belt buckle very rarely.

[Iver]

Hi Peter.. As far as I know, there were two types of k.u. Honvéd buckle, have to look tomorrow in my "archive" if I have also photos.. Here in Slovakia I have seen a lot of photos of A-H soldiers wearing Honvéd buckle. At least so much as soldiers wearing classic A-H buckle (kuk Heer, ladwehr)

[Peter Orincsay]

I´d love to see more photographs with the belt buckle in wear. The posted photograph is the only one i have.

I know there is this other type as well, but i´m not familiar with what the difference were between the two in the uniform regulations.

And unfortunately i don´t have the other type in my collection either! (I had to pick two photos from a dealers site on-line for this illustration)

[NaVi]

I´d love to see more photographs with the belt buckle in wear. The posted photograph is the only one i have.

I know there is this other type as well, but i´m not familiar with what the difference were between the two in the uniform regulations.

And unfortunately i don´t have the other type in my collection either! (I had to pick two photos from a dealers site on-line for this illustration)

Hi Peter,

Yours one is an 1891M belt buckle (very nice ) and the 2nd one is a 1911M for enlisted soldiers in the Royal Hungarian Army. They are heavily faked and private purchased versions as well...

Regards,

NaVi

Edited September 27, 2009 by NaVi

[NaVi]

Hi Peter,

Yours one is an 1891M belt buckle (very nice ) and the 2nd one is a 1911M for enlisted soldiers in the Royal Hungarian Army. They are heavily faked and private purchased versions as well...

Regards,

NaVi

sorry, my mistake.

Peter's one is a 1911M and the 2nd is an 1891M.

Regards,

NaVi

[Peter Orincsay]

Well, I´m very grateful for the information anyway!

Thanks NaVi !!

Greetings

Péter

[Iver]

a honved buckle m1911 mad eof two parts... "body" is steel (on the reverse still with colour), coat of arms brass...

[Iver]

..rear side..