Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern, Crank Catch Variant Auction Archive it weighs 36

it weighs 36

circumscribed by inscription of “GOTT MIT UNS” (“GOD IS WITH US”) and oak leaves

(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold Papiere)

repaired pin assembly

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern, Crank Catch Variant Auction Archive it weighs 36(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a central first pattern droptail style Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within an oval laurel wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the reverse with a crank style bar and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap bearing an illegible makers mark and possible date of 1935, measuring