Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern, Crank Catch Variant Auction Archive When not in use the

When not in use the panels are rolled up and secured in place at the front by two black bakelite buttons which emanate from the right panel and meet an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left panel

and functional external clasp closure

a photograph of a couple in the streets (8

while the second copy is dated to July 19

Accompanied by his Active Service Canadian Pay Book (brown cloth moisture-resistant cover

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern, Crank Catch Variant Auction Archive When not in use the(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