Luftwaffe Tropical Buckle

[John Hodgin]

Here is a tropcial buckle that is scarce; a blue painted buckle with a green web tab. I believe Willi has a good example of one; any others out there?

[J Melvin]

I've got one that I picked up off the estand earlier this year.

[Gene]

Mine

[Kevin Rea]

Hi there,
I have a tropical green LW buckle with leather tab marked H. Arld 1942. The buckle is stamped HA 42 as well. The eagle is distinctive to the Arld firm. Unfortunately I can't post pics.
Regards,
Kevin

Here is a tropcial buckle that is scarce; a blue painted buckle with a green web tab. I believe Willi has a good example of one; any others out there?

[John Hodgin]

Hi Kevin,

I believe your maker is H. Aurich, a prolific maker of Luftwaffe buckles, or am I mistaken?

Nice buckles Gene. How about a green with green web tab, and Willi, you don't count.


Regards,
John

[Willi Z.]

John is correct, HA is Aurich. They made Heer and Luft tropical buckles in the same green color...with green web tabs.

I don't count?

Ok John, post your new ones.

Nice buckles Gene.

[GLM]

I believe Kevin said his Tropical Luft. buckle has a leather tab marked H. Arld 1942 with corresponding HA 42 marked buckle. There are both HA for Arld in Nuernberg marked buckles and the "lazy H over A" marked buckles for Aurich in Dresden. Two totally different logos for two totally different makers. I have the HA 42 marked Heer buckle with corresponding leather H. Arld 1942 tab.

Kevin - Does your Arld Luft. buckle have the HA 42 stamp outboard of the catch like my Heer?

Regards,
Gary

Buckle Stamp...

[GLM]

H. Arld Nuernberg tab Stamp...

[John Hodgin]

I don't count?
Ok John, post your new ones.

Willi, I don't count either.

Hi Gary and Kevin, as you probably know, Willi and I are not buckle collectors. So thanks for the photos and information! Gary an you post a better, sharper photo of your leather Arld tab? And, perhaps post Kevin's buckle for him? Thanks. The lazy H over A, is the HA stamp that I am familiar with. Can you tell me more about the Arld firm and what buckles they produced. Is Arld an abbreviation? It does not look like a normal name, one reason for my confusion.
Thanks,
John

[GLM]

John - That picture is what I get when working without my glasses and using a piece of junk camera late at night. Sorry! Let's try this one?

I believe Arld is the entire surname? Heinrich Arld of Nuernberg. In Mr. Nash's buckle book, he has this firm listed as Arld Heinrich, which I believe was borrowed from Angolia's Vol. 1 buckle book?

I believe Christian, Karl or Marc would be the best bet for some historical background on this buckle making firm and what they produced. I have examples of the lazy H over A marked Aurich Luft. buckles, but it took Christian to show me where the Aurich logo is on the Heer buckle.

Regards,
Gary

H. Arld tab...

[John Hodgin]

Thank you Gary. Great clear photo. I appreciate the additional info.. This illustrates that I should read this Forum more, but hardly have enough time to keep up with Fj.

I need to get out all my Luft. buckles and see if I have any by this maker. As far as I can tell the blue one I posted is unmarked. Can you or Kevin tell the maker of the this blue buckle with green web tab from the eagle's design?
Thanks again,
John

[Kurt Doench]

Hi John,

Get them all out and photograph ob- and reverse (and post them of course) - in this area, you never know what may hit you next. It's all about enlightenment, so don't be shy - we're all learning.

Regards,

Karl

I need to get out all my Luft. buckles John

[John Hodgin]

Hi John,

Get them all out and photograph ob- and reverse (and post them of course) - in this area, you never know what may hit you next. It's all about enlightenment, so don't be shy - we're all learning.

Regards,

Karl

Guten Abend Karl,

Thanks, I'll post them as I have time to shoot them because I have never photographed them digitally. Going to post one of my Aurich's now.
Regards,
John

[Willi Z.]

I stand corrected on the HA...thanks Gary. I will check my buckles in a day or so. I know I have a green Luft buckle with a leather tab...will see who made that one. All my other Luft green ones (and a few Heer ones) are HA marked........42 also.

Willi

[Kevin Rea]

Hello,
The blue buckle with green web tab looks like an H. Arld design to me (the top one of Gene's three). The wings are decidedly different from other makers' eagles. I have been meaning to start collecting all the different eagle types (at least 5, it seems) but lack of extra cash has scuppered my plans for now. My tropical Luft buckle is packed away for moving at the moment.
Regards,
Kevin