buckle

[ZERO]

my father found this buckle in the ground .

[schnellmann]

WOW! Lucky find !! It obviously was from WW 1 - or even earlier.

[Panzer 3]

Hi,
I think you will find it is Austian army issue W.W.1.
dave

[oradour]

Panzer 3 is absolutely correct, WW1 period, stamped one piece KuK Army, (Austro-Hungarian, dual monarchy, hence the double headed eagle) other ranks belt buckle. KuK stands for Kaiserlich und Koniglich, (Kaiser and king) meaning Imperial and Royal.

[Reibert]

Be aware !

Austrian Chimney sweeper´s also wearing new-made buckles like that ...

Here´s an Kuk-original: