Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Dransfeld & Co. United Republic of 1852 without purchase

1852 without purchase

and Shoulder Flash (in yellow embroidery

The 185th Infantry Battalion was raised in Cape Breton

An extremely well made embroidered star of the order composed of a Maltese cross

there is a chip to the enamel on the reverse nine o’clock arm

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Dransfeld & Co. United Republic of 1852 without purchase(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set within an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap bearing an embossed manufacture date of 1936, circumscribed by a makers mark of DRANSFELD & CO, MENDEN, measuring 64 mm