Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Auction A / BOYS SWIM /

A / BOYS SWIM / Aug 14/09 / WON BY / IRVINE CROFTON"

While the force was in the Strait of Bonifacio

and bearing a central machine-embroidered Mutilati Association insignia of identical construction

maker marked and marked "RD671877" at the base

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Auction A / BOYS SWIM /(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle). Constructed of patinated magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated on top of a pebbled background and 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 embossed with an illegible makers mark circumscribing a date of 1940, measuring 64 mm