This Buckle is from the Kingdom of Prussia and is a brass ( M1895 ) pre-war enlisted man's item. The belt was dyed black to conform to the mid-war regulation. Imperial Germany was composed of four kingdoms; Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony & Wurttemberg along with several Grand Duchies, Duchies and Principalities all of which contributed manpower to the war with several distinctive uniform items. The belt measures approximately 37' long. This is a great collectors piece of history. Multiple item purchases can be combined for savings in postage.

Ukraine had experienced a brief period of independence in 1918–20, but portions of western Ukraine were ruled by Poland, Romania, and Czechoslovakia in the period between the two World Wars, and Ukraine thereafter became part of the Soviet Union as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (S.S.R.).

See my other listings for an assortment of Great War items. Imperial German, Great War, infantry Line Officers Belt & Buckle with field modification from the Kingdom of Prussia.

Picklehaube is NOT INCLUDED. Imperial Germany was a federation of twenty-seven kingdoms, duchies, principalities and 'free and imperial cities'. By far the largest of these components was Prussia, whose King also bore the title of German emperor. Building and engineering contracts by b s patil pdf download 2017. The belt measures 32' which was field modified as extra leather was removed shortening the belt ( see photos ). The belt is natural leather which was not dyed black to conform with mid-war regulations.

This is an item that has seen a lot of service that still retains its flexibility and looks for both display and use.