A 1938 Pattern Enlisted Man's/Nco's Belt Buckle To The Luftwaffe Clothing Department Auction was compromised

was compromised

a similar vessel as the previously mentioned H

Flight Lieutenant Cameron Shortts and Stoker Petty Officer Bill Birney

with some staining from wear and age

A 1938 Pattern Enlisted Man's/Nco's Belt Buckle To The Luftwaffe Clothing Department Auction was compromisedIn stamped pebbled aluminum, unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 5 mm x 64 mm, tab emboss stamped "L. B. A." (Luftwaffe Bekleidungs Amt = Airforce Clothing Department) with a partial maker mark but "ELD & Co" and the date "1939" clearly visible on the tab, worn, 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