Wehrmacht/ 1941 Field Buckle with “19421” Leather Tab by “E. Schneider”

Description

Field gray painted iron buckle (Wehrmacht Koppelschloss Gürtelschnalle) marked on the reverse with the manufacturer’s manufacture and the year “1941”, magnetic, attached to a brown leather tab dated “1942” and marked by the manufacturer “E. Schneider, Lüdenscheid.” Standard model for the Heer, with a slightly domed bottom, the central motif features a Wehrmacht-style embossed eagle with down-swept wings holding a swastika between its talons, encompasses in relief a cluster of oak leaves in the lower part and the writing “Gott MiT uns” (God with us) surrounding the eagle. The oak leaves are inside a circle on a smooth base surrounded on the inside and outside by a simulated twisted rope. The reverse of the buckle it is a mirror image of the obverse.Both the buckle and the leather tab are marked with the year and manufacture.