Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Mid-War Example, by Richard Sieper & Söhne Republic of Instituted 1946

Instituted 1946

along with the central maker’s mark of Z

Footnote: 0-692796 1st Lieutenant Edward C

the anchor of the hook sewn in place between the wool exterior and the interior lining

Dual metal buttons close the cuffs

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Mid-War Example, by Richard Sieper & Söhne Republic of Instituted 1946(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika on a pebbled field, situated within an oval laurel leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap, the buckle maker marked with the logo of Richard Sieper &