WWWII German "NIGHT WATCHMAN " buckle

[mattc]

Hello,

Here is a nice WWII German "NIGHT WATCHMAN " buckle I wanted to share with
you all.

Thanks,
Matt

[mattc]

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[KC1]

Hello Matt,

I believe your buckle is attributed to the Civil Lock Smith Society or Union. The Night Watchman buckle that I am more accustomed to is attached.

Regards,
Dan

[KC1]

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[lach470]

Dan is correct....I also have an example....except that it has writing on it!
Both nice buckles though!
Cool!

Rob

[Kurt Doench]

Matt,

Your buckle is also a watchman's buckle, as clearly identified by the wording on the roundel. It is very nice and an unusual design. With these buckles, one has to remember that the people wearing them were employed by private-sector enterprises and not by the government. Thus, there were on official dress regulations and what people wore in the way of "professional" clothing was up to individual or, at most, "regulated" by company policy.

Thanks for showing!

Best regards,
Karl

[KC1]

Karl,

Thank you for your clarification on this not often observed trade buckle and also agree that this buckle is from the private sector. The writing does describe a "night watchman" mentality but is this not also the buckle to identify those of the Lock Smith Society?

Regards, Dan

[Kurt Doench]

Dan,

With the plethora of buckles for the various trades, the crossed-keys emblem may well be found on a locksmith's buckle. For a tradesman's buckle, I would however expect the usual wording "Hoch die [in this case:] Schmiedekunst (or whatever particular trade designation would be appropriate for a locksmith)". On the buckle shown here, "Wach- und Schliessgesellschaft" clearly does refer to a company protecting buildings, as opposed to someone making things.

It may be of interest that tradesmen's buckles can still be seen in wear today in Germany, they continue to be produced and are widely available over the internet and in shops specializing in work clothing.

I'd like to reiterate that the Wach- und Schliessgesellschaft buckle shown here is really neat and clearly pre-1945 .

Best regards,
Karl

[KC1]

Karl,

Thank you for the follow up and I agree that this is 100% pre-'45 made.

Regards,

Dan

[mattc]

Hello Guys,


Thanks for all the great help guys Can you guys tell me what would be a reasonable price to sell this piece for?

Thanks,
Matt