Extremely Rare Original WWII German WATER Police POLIZEI NCO’S BELT BUCKLE. (Koppelschloß) Certified

Original WWII German Police WATER POLIZEI NCO’S BELT BUCKLE. (Koppelschloß) Certified. On June 17TH 1936, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler was appointed to the newly created position of Chef der Deutschen Polizei im Reichsministerium des Innern, (Chief of the German Police in the National Ministry of the Interior), effectively giving him full control of all police agencies within Germany. As a result of this appointment and the restructuring of all the separate German state police into a single national police force new regulations were instituted to bring about uniformity in dress for all police through-out the country. One of the new uniform regulations, was the introduction of two new style belt buckles on June 25TH 1936 with a round buckle for Officer’s ranks and a box buckle for NCO’s. Of Note: The German Police had no enlisted ranks with the lowest rank being an Unterwachtmeister which was equivalent to the German army rank of Unteroffizier. Also Of Note: This style of buckle was utilized for the duration of the war.  This Water Police EM buckle is an extremely rare find. These are many many times more scarce than the standard Polizei buckle. This is the pattern of belt buckle that was used before and during WWII by enlisted men of the German Wasserschutzpolizei ( Water Protection Police). It bears a large German national swastika emblem and the motto “Gott Mit Uns” – God is with us. This one is a wartime example, made of steel.Good used  condition. Some of the original factory applied gold lacquering remains intact, with only  minor handling marks and age toning. The attractive finish gives this Water Police EM buckle good visual appeal. The reverse of this badge is also in used condition,  clean,  original finish. The belt attachment prongs and the spot welded steel catch are functional and perfect. In good but used condition, brought home by a U.S. Veteran as a trophy of war. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Please see our other German Medals and Relics From WWII.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. OUTSTANDING RARE EXAMPLE!! Nicely Maker Marked!