{"id":20445,"date":"2026-08-20T10:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiquesarmsandarmor.com\/?p=20445"},"modified":"2026-08-20T10:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:58:06","slug":"1941-kriegsmarine-em-tropical-belt-buckle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiquesarmsandarmor.com\/index.php\/militaria\/beltsbuckles\/german-military-beltsbuckles\/1941-kriegsmarine-em-tropical-belt-buckle\/","title":{"rendered":"1941 Kriegsmarine EM Tropical Belt &#038; Buckle."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Description:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kriegsmarine\u00a0 Koppelschlo\u00df mit Gewebewilerhalt <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">f\u00fcr Mannschaften.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Standard 1940 pattern Army steel enlisted buckle in hellgr\u00fcn paint (a bit brighter than the pics show), roller prong bar retaining its original russet leather tab stitched around it, maker marked &amp; dated 1941 with a very faint &#8216;Eagle-M&#8217;; measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), buckle shows age, slight high-point rubbing at obverse; reverse shows no actual use and is mint. 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