Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne GTRexclude hairline enamel cracks

hairline enamel cracks

stamped in black ink "SS SICHERHEITS HAUPTAMT" and in red ink "R01997" on the papered reverse of the frame

and measuring 145x208mm

with flames between the arms

then becoming an auxiliary warship from 1914–1915 for the Imperial German Navy

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne GTRexclude hairline enamel cracks(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a central raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, on a pebbled background, the reverse with dual attachment prongs, with an intact length of brown leather belt, the latter maker marked F. W. ASSMANN & SHNE, LDENSCHEID, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some loss of finish and oxidation