Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery EM/NCO Belt, Buckle, and K98 Ammunition Pouches (2) Military Maps OCT 8 1861 JUNE 24

OCT 8 1861 JUNE 24 1862

- Period newspaper article which reads:

Returned to the US in Jun 1945

Grip diameter: 28 x 31 mm

but was also touched up with gold paint at some point

Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery EM/NCO Belt, Buckle, and K98 Ammunition Pouches (2) Military Maps OCT 8 1861 JUNE 24Original Items: Only One Set Available. Here we have a great example of a WWII German Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery EM NCO Waist belt & buckle, paired with a set of K98 ammunition pouches. The Navy used the standard Wehrmacht pattern buckles, but instead of the Field Gray color used by the Heer, they usually painted them a gold color. However, this was deemed most likely not the best color to use in Kstenartillerie (Coastal artillery) emplacements,