Heer Berg und Nolte 42 with leather tab (mint)

[PaulW]

It seems as though buckles are like buses, you wait an age and then 2 come along.

I was struggling to find a steel Heer buckle in good condition with a maker mark and date. Was pleased to pick up a Heer ESL 43 that 'ticked the boxes' last weekend:-

Heer ESL 43 buckle

then had another look on the web and found this one, and ordered it straight away. Hope you don't mind me calling it mint!

Regards, Paul

[PaulW]

It was to add to a 1942 dated belt leather I had:-

Belt leather "E. Kammler, Gorlitz. 1942

so the 1942 date on the buckle was a bonus.

[Ben Evans]

Very nice buckle Paul with minimal wear, good find

[Wewelsburg]

I saw that buckle for sale and thought "Wow, that's a beauty" - I'm glad to see it here on the forum

[PaulW]

Thanks guys, wasn't desperate for another buckle so soon after the last one, but it was such a nice example that ticked every box I could think of I thought I'd grab it! One I will treasure.

For those interested it was on the French militaria website "Freiwillige Militaria":-

Freiwillige Militaria

not a website I recall coming across in the past (and I thought I'd seen them all...), and it has more buckles than I've ever seen in one place, suspect a sizeable collection has been purchased at some point.

Best regards, Paul

[yellow12]

Hello,

a very nice buckle in addition with the belt !

Many of us knows Freiwilligen Militaria ......... IMO one of the best buckle dealers in europe ............