Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery EM/NCO Steel Belt Buckle by Hermann Aurich - dated 1942 Knives & Daggers The 1st and 3rd Battalions

The 1st and 3rd Battalions remained there overnight in defensive positions

Blade Length: 26 7/8”

The cutting blade measures inches

Scabbard Length: 14½"

It may have gotten loose while in service

Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery EM/NCO Steel Belt Buckle by Hermann Aurich - dated 1942 Knives & Daggers The 1st and 3rd BattalionsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good service used condition some what rare WWII German Kriegsmarine (Navy) EM NCO's Belt Buckle (Koppelschlo). The Navy used the standard Wehrmacht pattern buckles, but instead of the Field Gray color used by the Heer, they usually painted them a gold color. However, this was deemed most likely not the best color to use in Kstenartillerie (Coastal artillery) emplacements, so in 1937 they began to issue