Original German WWII SA EM/NCO Belt with Early Two Piece Brass and Nickle Buckle and Cross Strap - Sturmabteilung

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII German Sturmabteilung (SA) EM/NCO's Brass Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß) with correct leather belt. The front features an embossed insignia with the standard NSDAP Political eagle with downward sloping wings perched on a Swas (hook cross). This example is a two piece example, with a stamped brass body, stamped in catch, and soldered on front nickel silver insignia. We checked the back, and there are no maker markings, but that is fairly typical for SA belts buckles.

The belt itself measures about 36” when fully extended, and has a long adjustment strap, which has eight set of double holes, instead of the usual seven. The leather does show wear to the finish on the adjustment strap, but not on the body of the belt. There are no tears, and it is still relatively soft and pliable. The end clip pre war brass and is unmarked, and there are no markings that we can see on the leather of the belt.

The belt is fitted with three leather loops with D-rings on the end, and there is a very nice leather cross strap attached to two by its nickel plated steel end clips. These are unmarked, and we do not see any markings on the cross strap or belt. The leather of the strap is in very good shape, mostly soft and pliable, though there are a few areas of cracking to the finish that goes into the leather. There is also an extra hanger pointing downwards for attachment of a dagger or knife.

Overall a great example of a hard to find WW2 German Belt, complete with a rare cross strap. Ready to display!

The SA, "Sturmabteilung" (Storm-troops), were originally formed in August of 1921 as a protective guard unit for the political leaders of the fledgling NSDAP Party. As with the NSDAP, "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei" (National-socialist German Worker’s-party), the SA was structured along para-military lines. Most of its recruits were from the ranks of the various "Freikorps" groups of the day, composed mainly of disgruntled ex-soldiers, and they were first utilized at a NSDAP party meeting in Munich in November of 1921.

The SA pattern box buckle was the first belt buckle to be introduced by the NSDAP, with its estimated introductory dates ranging between 1921 and 1923. On its introduction it was not fully standardized and came in at least five variations. The SA pattern buckle was originally worn by other NSDAP organizations including the SS, the NSKK, the NSBO, and political leaders

Unfortunately, the ambition and socialist leanings of the SA eventually came into conflict with the goals of the rest of the party, and in 1934 the group leadership was purged, and by 1936 the buckle was officially replaced, though many still wore them.