New Made Item: Standard issue brown leather belt for the German Great War Soldier. Worn with both garrison and combat equipment. These fine quality reproductions are copied directly from originals in the IMA collection.
The belt is constructed of genuine top-grain brown leather finished on both sides and complete with authentic heavy linen stitching. Prussian WWI belt buckle has been struck from dies created through copying originals in the IMA collection. These buckles are well crafted and authentic down to small details. Constructed of real Brass buckle with nickel ?Gott Mit Uns? (God is with us) crest. Known as a field buckle or Koppelschloss
Specifications-
Width: 1.75 Inches (4.5cm)
Thickness: 3-4mm
Designed to be worn over the tunic and sits high up on the waist (not down by the hips) please order at least 2-4 inches more than your actual waist size. Belts are adjustable approximately 2.5 inches in either direction.
History of German World War I Belt buckles-
German belt buckles remained largely unchanged for over a hundred years spanning the 19th and 20th centuries. Although there were modest changes, the basic manufacture did not change until the Great War. War time would have seen three primary variations of buckles. The first was the standard 1895 model. This model is easily distinguished by its brass…
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