Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern, Crank Catch Variant Auction Archive while the second copy is

while the second copy is dated to July 19

and without bumps or holes

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

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

with evidence of mold and overall soiling

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern, Crank Catch Variant Auction Archive while the second copy is(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