Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery EM/NCO Belt, Buckle, and K98 Ammunition Pouches (2) Military Maps indicating a size 57cm

indicating a size 57cm

with some evidence of rust peppering

but was also touched up with gold paint at some point

He then joined the British Royal Engineers and during the Ashanti war he received the Victoria Cross for Valour at the battle of Ordashu in 1874

- Period newspaper article which reads:

Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery EM/NCO Belt, Buckle, and K98 Ammunition Pouches (2) Military Maps indicating a size 57cmOriginal 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,