Original German WWII EM/NCO Luftwaffe Aluminum Belt Buckle by Christian Theodor Dicke Flintlock Pistols The grip is heavily checkered

The grip is heavily checkered and the iron lock is stamped H over 1852 with the serial number 625 across the tail

Size is faintly stamped as 56 under the front part of the liner

Third Army under General Patton

Original Item: The pressure on the German Ordnance supply system was so great during the mid WWII years that production of the "Traditional" MG 15 Luftwaffe air cooled MG was modified to make the MG 15 Infantry Water Cooled MG

The trophy is best described by the original document contained inside the baton itself:

Original German WWII EM/NCO Luftwaffe Aluminum Belt Buckle by Christian Theodor Dicke Flintlock Pistols The grip is heavily checkeredOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII German Wehrmacht Luftwaffe EM NCO's Aluminum Belt Buckle (Koppelschlo). It is embossed with the wartime Luftwaffe straight tail eagle, surrounded by a laurel wreath. Nice aluminum construction box buckle with a pebbled background. The buckle is in very good condition, with the pebbling in good condition, and much of the detail in the eagle present. The buckle is clearly marked on the back