A 1938 Luftwaffe Pattern Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction arriving 20/06/19

arriving 20/06/19

green enamelled disk in the centre highlighting the voided areas above

a man with a sledge hammer slung over his shoulder

marked "STAHLBODEN" (steel bottom)

to protect men eligible for military service but engaged in essential war work from being accosted by young women in the street who would hand them white feathers and accuse them of being slackers

A 1938 Luftwaffe Pattern Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction arriving 20/06/19In stamped steel, painted luftwaffe field blue, unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 5 mm x 65. 7 mm, tab emboss stamped with "F. W. ASSMANN & SHNE LDENSCHEID" maker mark, worn but 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