Dual prong open-claw buckle in gilt brass with a pebbled upper on the right end, unmarked, the buckle measuring 53.5 mm x 78.7 mm. Belt is fabricated from a thick leather with a smooth finished reddish-brown upper, smooth finished cream-coloured underside with "Kieswald" over "Hans" inscribed in handwritten blue ink, along with an addition inscription immediately to the right having faded and become illegible, the belt wrapping around the buckle and stitched in place on the reverse on the right end, seven rows of two holes each for length adjustment on the left end, the belt with one slider with its ends riveted together, the belt measuring 58 mm x 1,260 mm. Scattered gilt wear evident on the buckle, crazing along with discolouration present on the upper, light wear on the reverse. Better than very fine.
Footnote: 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.