replacement pin on reverse
four other airmen standing behind the machine gunners
made in silvered stamped bronze (most of the silver wash off
by the "Regulation on the Awarding of the Order"
consisting of a faceted Maltese cross with ball finials in silver
Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Dr. Franke & Co. Newly Listed replacement pin on reverse(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, maker marked DR. F & CO. for Dr. Franke & Co., Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some loss of finish, in better than very fine condition.