A German Air Sport Associationéfliegerschaft Belt & Buckle By Wilhelm Hansen & Braun

(DLV = Deutscher Luftsportverband) Buckle in silvered brass, unmarked, illustrating the DLV (Deutscher Luftsportverband) eagle and wreath insignia, matching receiving clip on the left end, the buckle measuring 46.8 mm x 62 mm. Belt with a smooth finished brown upper, raw underside, emboss stamped "95" on the underside on the right end, a tab with a smooth finished brown upper reverse stitched in place on the underside at the right end, the tab with seven six rows of two holes each for length adjustment, emboss stamped "54" on the obverse of the small leather tab attached to the buckle, emboss stamped "L.B.A.(S.)" (Luftwaffe Bekleidungs Amt Stuttgart = Airforce Clothing Department Stuttgart), maker marked "WILHELM HANSEN & BRAUN SOLINGEN" and dated "1937" where the belt wraps around to the reverse on the left end, securing the receiving clip in place, emboss stamped "II.Schüle C Stade" over "Schülerkomp." with a large "II" immediately to the right of the maker mark on the underside of the belt, the belt measuring 44 mm x 1,120 mm. Scattered silvering loss and surface wear on the buckle, light crazing and wear on the belt's upper and the area where it wraps around to the reverse at the left end. Better than very 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.