Germany. An Early First War German War Effort Belt With Buckle

An unusual buckle with crimped belt attachment point and sliding bar; produced in the early stages of the war in stamped brass with stamped nickel centre, reverse is unmarked, insignia illustrating a Wilhelm II Iron Cross in the centre, surrounded by the inscription "FELDZUG GEG (Gegen) FRANKREICH, RUSSLAND, ENGLAND U.S.W. (Und So Weiter) 1914" (Campaign Against France, Russia, England, Et cetera 1914), buckle attached to the belt via one large and two small prongs, buckle measuring 47.5 mm x 62.7 mm, belt with a smooth finished brown upper and raw underside, belt measuring 44 mm x 1,070 mm, light contact and spotting on the buckle, light crazing and wear on the belt from active use, near extremely fine.

Footnote: These white belts where also used by the SS LAH for parade and honor guards. Most have not survived as they were used after the war till they were discarded. From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 2001.