Germany, Luftwaffe. A Standard Issue Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, With Leather Tab, By Werner Linker United Republic of illustrating the aircraft on the

illustrating the aircraft on the ground with portraits of Hermann Köhl at the left and Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld at the right

Efforts to rescue them began within minutes of the ship's capsizing and continued into the night

scattered gilt wear and contact marks evident on the reverse centrepiece

The reverse remains virtually unused

Starburst shows extensive wear to the silver-plating with enamel loss

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Standard Issue Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, With Leather Tab, By Werner Linker United Republic of illustrating the aircraft on the(Luftwaffe Koppelschloss). Constructed of matte aluminum, the obverse pebbled with a slightly pebbled central field, depicting a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounded by a laurel wreath, the reverse plain, with an integrated cast catch and a standard dual prong spring bar, measuring 63 mm (w) x 47 mm (h), with a leather tab attached, in overall very fine condition.