German Police Belt Buckles

[jayhawkhenry]

Awesome buckles 

[SARGE]

Thanks for the kudos.  

[SARGE]

I wanted to add this list of known makers of Police belt buckles that was provided by Gwar on another thread.  BTW Gwar, I just picked up a nice Police NCO buckle with a black leather tab dated 1942 and made by "R. Sieper & Sohne" by injection molding.

 

Posted June 26, 2022

Sarge, sorry for the late reply, the book we are working on takes a toll sometimes, to answer a few questions, most tabbed buckles (if not a re-stich or field fix, ie, mis-matched) should be the correct maker of the buckle, (S.S. Buckles were NEVER made with tabs). Buckles sewn to the belt (brocades) were probably manufactured with separate components (Fabric maker) and sold by the Hersteller under the buckle maker.. Depending on the regulations the RZM controlled the process in which most TR items were produced, including buckles, although, the RZM didn't control the RAD, so ANY RAD buckle with a 'RZM' marking should be considered a fake, here is the known list of Police buckle makers, which includes the usual suspects.

 

M4/19 Ernst Schneider, Lüdenscheid
M4/22 Christian Theodor Dicke, Ludensheid
M4/24 Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid
M4/27 Overhoff & Cie, Lüdenscheid
M4/28 Paulmann & Crone, Lüdenscheid
M4/30 Berg & Nolte, Lüdenscheid
M4/34 Nordwall & Welschehold, Dransfeld & Co, Menden
M4/38 Richard Sieper & Söhne, Lüdenscheid
M4/39 F W. Assmann & Söhne, Lüdenscheid
M4/49 Steinhauer & Luck, Lüdenscheid
M4/57 Julius Maurer, Oberstein
M4/60 Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen
M4/77 Gebrüder Gloerfeld, Lüdenscheid
M4/110 Josef Felix & Söhne, Gablonz
E F Weidmann, Ludenscheid
Gustav Hermann Osang, Dresden
Injection molded by R Seiper
Late war Police (Mazak metal)
Werner Linker, Duisberg
Landespolizei Gold, F W Assmann, Ludensheid
Landespolizei Silver, F W Assmann, Ludensheid
Water/Harbour Police by Assmann
Water/Harbour Police by Christian Theodore Dicke
J. Deutschbein, Euskirchen
Gebruder Albert, Menden
Hermann Knoller, Pforzheim