Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Belt Buckles for Enlisted Ranks, Luftwaffe and RAD Issue, Maker Marked Examples visually-hidden case measuring 128 mm (w)

case measuring 128 mm (w) x 190 mm (h) x 35

above an inscription of “PER ASPERA AD ASTERA” (“THROUGH DESTINY TO LIGHT”)

various correspondence

crown misaligned with damage to reverse

Erubus at Portsmouth

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Belt Buckles for Enlisted Ranks, Luftwaffe and RAD Issue, Maker Marked Examples visually-hidden case measuring 128 mm (w)(Grtelschnallen fr Mannschaften). A pair of belt buckles, including: 1. A Luftwaffe buckle for Enlisted ranks, constructed ot toned magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within an oval laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a catch and claws emanating from a functional roller, maker marked with the logo of Dr. Franke & Co., Ldenscheid, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine