Two-prong open-claw buckle fabricated from a gilt zinc alloy on the right end, maker marked with the Paulmann & Crone, Lüdenscheid insignia, marked "93", maker marked "U.E.78" (Paulmann & Crone, Lüdenscheid) and marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia on the reverse, the buckle measuring 45.7 mm x 73.5 mm. Belt is fabricated from a thick leather with a smooth finished dark brown upper, raw underside, the left end with seven rows of two holes each for length adjustment, maker marked in gold-coloured ink "LUNESCHLOSS SOLINGEN" with the company's insignia and marked "KERNSTÜCK" where the belt wraps around the reverse on the right end, the belt with one slider and measuring 59 mm x 1,090 mm. Light wear on the buckle, crazing and wear present on the upper from active use, light soiling evident 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.