Luftwaffe Belt Buckle Maker Marked R.S.&S.

1938 pattern, injection molded, natural aluminum construction box buckle features a pebbled outer field with a central, embossed, high relief, horizontally oval laurel leaf wreath encompassing a slightly domed, pebbled inner field with an embossed second pattern Luftwaffe eagle to the center. The buckle shows light to moderate age and usage toning. The reverse of the buckle is a crude mirror image of the obverse excluding the outer pebbled field. The reverse has the integral, raised, slotted buckle catch and separate prong bar and prongs all intact. The reverse is well marked with the embossed manufacturers initials, "R.S&S.", indicating manufacture by Richard Sieper & Söhne of Lüdenscheid. Leather pull tab is intact with a Richard Sieper & Söhne of Lüdenscheid and 1937 date. The tab is also marked LBA (Luftwaffe Bekleidungs-Amt).