Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery EM/NCO Belt, Buckle, and K98 Ammunition Pouches (2) Military Maps - Period newspaper article which

- Period newspaper article which reads:

but was also touched up with gold paint at some point

with some traces of case hardening still visible

with some evidence of rust peppering

Grip diameter: 28 x 31 mm

Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery EM/NCO Belt, Buckle, and K98 Ammunition Pouches (2) Military Maps - Period newspaper article whichOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. Here we have a great example of a WWII German Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery EM NCO Waist belt & buckle, paired with a set of K98 ammunition pouches. The Navy used the standard Wehrmacht pattern buckles, but instead of the Field Gray color used by the Heer, they usually painted them a gold color. However, this was deemed most likely not the best color to use in Kstenartillerie (Coastal artillery) emplacements,