Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern, Crank Catch Variant Auction Archive and functional external clasp closure

and functional external clasp closure

obverse bearing a central imperial crown circumscribed by inscription of “GOTT MIT UNS” (“GOD IS WITH US”) and laurel branches

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Lieutenant with the 3rd Infantry Battalion

while the second copy is dated to July 19

with evidence of mold and overall soiling

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern, Crank Catch Variant Auction Archive and functional external clasp closure(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