Original Trench Art Match Safe Made Out of WWI German BUCKLE (Koppelschloß) Certified

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Original match safes made from Original WWI German M1895 PRUSSIAN EM/NCO’S BELT BUCKLE. (Koppelschloß)  Certified. Sometimes called trench art. Generally match safes are made from belt buckles. First introduced in 1847, the design of the buckle remained virtually unchanged until 1918. After January of 1915, these buckles, which were also used by the Prussian-dominated states of Baden, Oldenburg, Hansa and Thuringia, were made of zinc-plated sheet iron. Originally the box buckles came in a 50mm, (roughly 2 inches), width until 1895 when the width was reduced to 45mm, (roughly 1 3/4 inches), in an attempt to lighten the weight load of the field gear. Initially the buckles were produced of brass with a nickel/silver face plate until 1914 when steel construction buckles were introduced. 1895 pattern, two-piece brass/Nickle silver construction Prussian belt buckle. The 47mm, slightly convex, stamped metal box buckle, features, against its plain, obverse field, a crown to its domed center, encompassed by a dual rope-like border within which, against a ribbed background, is “Gott Mit Uns” (God [is] With Us), (see photos) . 100% guaranteed to be authentic  Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Please also see our other items on our web page.