Wehrmacht (Heer) Belt and Buckle (Koppel und Koppelschloß). On 24 January 1936 this new pattern EM/NCO’s belt buckle was officially introduced to replace the previously worn Weimar era Reichsheer buckle. The basic design of the Reichsheer buckle was retained with the addition of the new Wehrmacht style national eagle. This pattern buckle was worn through-out the Third Reich period with minor manufacturing variations and different colored finishes. The colored finish was determined by regulations depending on what form of uniform it was to be worn with. Nice early nickel-silver construction box buckle with a pebbled background, the separate frontplate is nicely soldered on. The buckle is a bit dented/out-of-shape, see photos. The buckle comes together with its original 95cms long sized parade style lacquered leather belt as found together. Nice original parade style belt and buckle set in good used condition!