Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern, Crank Catch Variant Auction Archive measuring 21 mm in diameter

measuring 21 mm in diameter and in near extremely fine condition

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

it weighs 36

(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold Papiere)

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern, Crank Catch Variant Auction Archive measuring 21 mm in diameter(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