HJ - M/49 - Steinhauer & Luck

[weller]

A recent addition to the HJ buckle grouping. Any insight on the large 'KH' marking?

Cheers.
Jeff

[Erno]

That's a nice early HJ buckle. My conversion buckle is Steinhauer & Luck buckle as well, and I like the markings on these. Regarding the KH marking, it means 'Koppelschloß Hersteller' ('belt buckle manufacturer'). The KH numbers generally correspond to M4 codes. Sometimes, UE ('Uniformen Effekten,' or 'uniform effects') numbers are seen, and these correspond to M5 codes generally.

[Ben Evans]

Nice buckle Jeff and hard to come by with them markings, good find

[weller]

Thanks Ben. And the excellent HJ Makers thread you guys put together really helps us newer collectors determine the nice ones to look for and pick up when available.
Jeff