Heer EM/NCO equipment belt with buckle by Sieper & Sohne, Lüdenscheid, unit marked Infanterie Regiment 69

Textbook pre war heer equipment belt with tabbed aluminum buckle by Sieper & Sohne, Lüdenscheid. The belt has been shortened two times which is a typical wartime feature when soldiers lost lots of weight and when the unused pre war stocks of large sizes were resized and issued later in the war. The same can be seen with M36 tunics which are often factory re tailored. The Belt is nicely unit marked to Infanterie Regiment 69