Original German WWII Rare Tropical Afrika Korps DAK Belt with Buckle M3 Grease Gun Produced after 1938 when Germany

Produced after 1938 when Germany annexed Austria this example was produced in 1942 (shows a clear 1942 date) and bears multiple German WW2 waffenamts

Exactly the style that was used by an American Naval officer circa 1800

much of the original black leather head band remains to the interior and there is what appears to be the original maker's paper label dated 1834 inside the crown of the helmet

"My Dear Father" it begins in beautifully written in script

Original German WWII Rare Tropical Afrika Korps DAK Belt with Buckle M3 Grease Gun Produced after 1938 when GermanyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very rare totally genuine WWII DAK tropical waist belt with black steel Heer buckle. Buckle is die stamped steel (magnetic), with an olive drab finish; maker marked but illegible; embossed with Wehrmacht eagle and motto Gott Mit Uns (God With Us); measuring 2. 5 x 2. Olive green colored web belt with intact black web tab with seven double vertically holes for length adjustment; measuring 39. 5 x 1 3 4.