Original German WWII EM/NCO Luftwaffe Belt with Pebbled Aluminum Buckle by Franz Reichenauer – dated 1938 Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII German Wehrmacht Luftwaffe EM/NCO’s Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß) with a very nice brown leather belt. It is embossed with the wartime Luftwaffe straight tail eagle. Nice aluminum injection molded construction box buckle with a pebbled background. The buckle is in very good condition, with all the pebbling in good condition, and much of the detail in the eagle present. The rear of the buckle is marked by the catch loop with F.R. and 38, for 1938 production by Franz Reichenauer of Oberstein. This firm was a known maker of aluminum Luftwaffe belts during the pre-WWII period.

The belt itself measures about 37” when fully extended, and is in very good lightly used condition. There are no markings, and it is a simplified belt type, without the length adjustment tab. Instead the claw goes directly through the main body of the belt, and there is a double row of 7 holes, with another added at the end.

Overall a very nice example of a hard to find WWII German Belt and buckle, ready to display!

The Luftwaffe, the air force of the German military during the Third Reich, was established in 1935. Over the next 10 years, Luftwaffe troops wore a huge variety of uniforms. Enlisted men generally wore uniforms issued from military depots. Most enlisted soldiers had wool trousers and a short jacket with two internal lower pockets, called a Fliegerbluse, as well as a dressier 4-pocket tunic, the Tuchrock. Officers wore the same general uniform styles, but as officers had to supply their own uniforms, they usually wore tailor made versions. There were also myriad varieties of specialized uniforms worn by certain units or in specific situations, from the tuxedo-style “gala” formal wear uniform of the pre-war period, to the plain coveralls worn by crews of anti-aircraft cannons. There were work uniforms, tropical and summer uniforms, and camouflage clothing for airborne troops and other Luftwaffe soldiers in ground combat. Flight crews had their own specialized gear, including leather jackets and warm, electrically heated suits. Most but not all Luftwaffe uniform jackets bore the Luftwaffe emblem of a flying eagle holding a swas.