Gents,

 

I thought I would show a nicely conditioned early box buckle for the East German Polizei that I picked up last week.  This is a pebbled steel buckle with the German tri-color shield in the center of the style worn between 1949-1952.  The buckle itself is stamped steel while the bar and prongs are made of aluminum.  The shield is colored with paint.  

 

 

 

 

Very nice example in nearly mint condition. These are very hard to find over here, thanks for sharing!

You know, this is another good example of stopping to look through a pile of riker mounts at a militaria show.  The seller actually had no idea what this particular buckle was but there it was in his grouping of buckles for sale.  I picked this buckle, and a Berlin Polizei box buckle, out of the mount and bought them both for a very reasonable price.  

 

Here is another showing its age with a bit of wear and tear to the enamel paint.