Original German WWII Rare Tropical Afrikakorps DAK Web Belt with Steel Buckle by Dr. Franke & Co. - Missing Catch Loop - Dated 1940 Martini-Henry Rifles shortly before Belgium's independence

shortly before Belgium's independence

50" eight groove rifling

- THREE War Commemorative Medals of 1870/71

especially under the influence (1840–48) of François Guizot

The pins are badge-shaped and show an soaring eagle carrying an armed soldier and reads VINCIT QUI PRIMUM GERIT ("he conquers who gets there first")

Original German WWII Rare Tropical Afrikakorps DAK Web Belt with Steel Buckle by Dr. Franke & Co. - Missing Catch Loop - Dated 1940 Martini-Henry Rifles shortly before Belgium's independenceOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very rare genuine WWII Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK) tropical waist belt with correct EM NCO's Steel Painted Belt Buckle (Koppelschlo). It looks to have seen light service during the war, and is missing the catch loop on the buckle, though we do not know when it broke off. The buckle is die stamped steel (magnetic), with an olive drab painted finish. The front of the buckle is embossed with Wehrmacht eagle