Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Belt Buckles for Military and Civil Services

Gürtelschnallen). A mixed lot of belt buckles, including:

1. A Luftwaffe EM/NCO belt buckle, constructed of pebbled aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the reverse with a loop and attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, maker marked with the logo of Franz Reischauer, Oberstein, flanked by a manufacture date of “38”, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), a scarce example by this manufacturer in near extremely fine condition.

2. A Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service/RAD) Enlisted ranks belt buckle, constructed of pebbled aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised RAD insignia in the form of a shovel head defaced by a mobile swastika, situated within a circular wheat stalk wreath, the reverse with a loop and attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap bearing an embossed maker’s mark of “NOELLE & HUECK, LÜDENSCHEID”, circumscribing a manufacture date of “1937”, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

3. A Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross/DRK) Officer ranks belt buckle, constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a central raised DRK insignia in the form of a German national eagle clutching a Geneva Cross and overlaid by a mobile swastika, the reverse with a clip and swivel loop, unmarked, measuring 50 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.