Original German NSDAP (NAZI PARTY) BROWNSHIRTS SA EM/NCO’S BELT BUCKLE. (Koppelschloß) The SA, “Sturmabteilung” (Storm-troops), were originally formed in August of 1921 as a protective guard unit for the political leaders of the fledgling Nazi Party. As with the NSDAP, “Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei” (National-Socialist German Worker’s Party), the SA was structured along para-military lines. Most of its recruits were from the ranks of the various “Freikorps” groups of the day, composed mainly of disgruntled ex-soldiers, and they were first utilized at a Nazi party meeting in Munich in November of 1921. The SA pattern box buckle was the first belt buckle to be introduced by the NSDAP, with its estimated introductory dates ranging between 1921 and 1923. On its introduction it was not fully standardized and came in at least five variations. The SA pattern buckle was originally worn by other Nazi organizations including the SS, the NSKK, the NSBO, and political leaders.
Museum inventory tag present (Typewriter typed numbers) Back device missing. Two piece buckle!
