Luftwaffe Officer„¢¯s Belt Buckle

Multi-piece construction, fire gilded brass, unmarked, voided centre, obverse with swastikas in all four corners, linked by an ornate frame, on a base with scalloped edges, dual prongs attached to one elongated side, reverse with an ornate swirl pattern and a bar housing two receiving clips, 65.2 mm x 79 mm, extremely fine.

Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 2001

Rotated Swastika: In stamped brass with stamped brass face plate affixed by two rivets, marked for Linden & Funke, Iserlohn, measuring 48.3 mm x 63 mm, lightly worn, extremely fine.

Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 2001.