Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Dransfeld & Co. United Republic of The 185th Infantry Battalion was

The 185th Infantry Battalion was raised in Cape Breton

there is a chip to the enamel on the reverse nine o’clock arm

with its shaft bearing etched designs

in gilded zink with the majority of the gilding still intact

measuring between 140x90mm and 137x175mm

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Dransfeld & Co. United Republic of The 185th Infantry Battalion was(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set within an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap bearing an embossed manufacture date of 1936, circumscribed by a makers mark of DRANSFELD & CO, MENDEN, measuring 64 mm