Description
New Made Item: Imperial Prussian belt buckle superbly crafted and authentic down to the finest detail making them nearly identical to originals. 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.
Designed to accept both reproduction and original equipment belts that are 1.75 Inches (4.5cm) wide.
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 body and soldered nickel/silver roundel, which would bear the insignia and motto of the German state for whom it was made. Those states using a roundel were as follows:
Prussia – Gott Mit Uns (God is With Us)
Bavaria – In Treue Fest (In True Faith)
Wurttemberg – Furcthlos und Treu (Fearless and Loyal)
Saxony – Providentiae Memor (Providence in Mind)
Other smaller states had their…
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