In die stamped iron (magnetic), with aluminum paint finish, marked “B & N 43”, in virtually mint condition; this buckle is attributed to members assigned to penal units. (illustrated in Angolia’s book, p.83).
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.

