Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Hermann Aurich certificate_of_authenticity a barrel hinge and flat

a barrel hinge and flat wire catch

numbered "1213" on the reverse

During the attack on Poland

SCHWERIN BERLIN 68

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Hermann Aurich certificate_of_authenticity a barrel hinge and flat(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle). Constructed of grey painted magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika on a pebbled background, set within an oval laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws connecting to a period original brown leather strap, the latter maker marked H. AURICH, DRESDEN, with a manufacture date of 1942, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some oxidation and loss of