Luftwaffe Two Piece Buckle – Second Pattern

Product Description: This Luftwaffe Two Piece Buckle is a choice example of this desirable buckle type. It’s a second pattern buckle, circa 1938, featuring an eagle with a flared tail. This buckle is likely a private purchase type, made of stamped aluminum. The body of the buckle features a pebbled field. The bare aluminum shows full original luster. The center of the buckle features a roundel with a flying Luftwaffe eagle and swastika emblem on a pebbled field, surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves. This roundel shows fine details, and only a slight hint of handling wear to the high points. The reverse of this buckle is smooth, and is unmarked, as is typical for this style. The four flat tabs used to affix the face plate are visible. The integral catch for the belt hook and the roller bar and prongs assembly are intact with no issues. This Luftwaffe Two Piece Buckle displays very well, and is in excellent plus condition.

Historical Description: The belt buckle was an important part of the regalia worn by all uniformed military, civil, political and paramilitary organizations during the Third Reich. The belt (“Koppel”) was part of the uniform and would always be worn while on duty. The belt buckle (“Koppelschloss”) was generally specific to each organization, with many organizations having separate belt buckles for officers and for enlisted personnel, sometimes with different colors and finishes to further denote specific purposes. The buckles were adorned with various mottos and designs specific to the organizations for which they were intended. Many designs used the German national eagle emblem, in a variety of forms. Belt buckles were worn with uniforms ranging from finely tailored officer parade uniforms, to the issue uniforms of enlisted soldiers in combat. Generally speaking, most German belt buckles of the Third Reich were made with two prongs on the reverse, to allow the buckle to be worn and adjusted on a belt. The buckle had a catch that would mate with a hook on the belt, when worn. The earliest Third Reich buckles were often made of brass, or nickel silver. Later, aluminum became very common, and was used on private purchase as well as enlisted buckles of the German military, with or without a painted or plated finish. After WWII began, most enlisted military buckles were steel. Nazi belt buckles were popular souvenirs for Allied troops who served in Europe. Some types were made by the millions and remain quite common today. Others were made in limited numbers and are very rare.

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