Luftwaffe EM/NCO Belt and Buckle

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A nice Luftwaffe (Air Force) EM/NCO Belt and Buckle, that was instituted in 1938. The buckle is constructed out of an injection molded aluminum alloy base that has been silver washed and black burnished. The obverse features a centrally placed 2nd pattern Luftwaffe open winged eagle clutching a swastika in one of its talons, on top of an oval pebbled background, that is all encircled by a laurel leaf and berry wreath that is tied together at the bottom and all lies on a pebbled rectangular backing. The reverse shows an integral catch and pin/post sleeve assembly that remain in great condition! The obverse of the buckle shows wear to the high spots. Attached to the buckle is a cut down 1st pattern 33 ¾ inch long black/brown leather belt. It features a stitched on blue-black painted steel hook to the one end and a stitched on 10 hole punched tongue to the other. The leather is maker marked and dated "Heinrich Sohn K.-G. Neu-Ulm 1942", underneath the catch tab. The leather is crazed. A nice assembly!