Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern, Crank Catch Variant Auction Archive they are in an otherwise

they are in an otherwise functional and very fine condition

and functional external clasp closure

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

the reverse with a tall barrel hinge

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern, Crank Catch Variant Auction Archive they are in an otherwise(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