Original German WWII Luftwaffe Steel Belt Buckle with Tab By Richard Sieper & Söhne - Dated 1940

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely WWII German Wehrmacht Luftwaffe EM/NCO's Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß). It is embossed with the wartime Luftwaffe straight tail eagle on a pebbled field inside a laurel leaf wreath. Nice die stamped, steel construction box buckle with a pebbled background inside the wreath. The buckle is in very good condition, showing only light wear to the paint on the obverse, with all of the details still retained.

It is marked on the back of the buckle below the clip loop with R.S. & S., the maker abbreviation for Richard Sieper & Söhne of Lüdenscheid, a city with a large garment accessories industry. The buckle also still retains the leather tab, which is clearly manufacturer marked and dated:

R. SIEPER & SÖHNE
1940
LÜDENSCHEID

The leather tab is in a lovely condition with all stitching still intact, and no major damage, just light wear from service.

Overall an excellent example of a hard to find WWII German Belt buckle with some great markings. Ready to display!

The Luftwaffe, the air force of the German military during the Third Reich, was established in 1935. Over the next 10 years, Luftwaffe troops wore a huge variety of uniforms. Enlisted men generally wore uniforms issued from military depots. Most enlisted soldiers had wool trousers and a short jacket with two internal lower pockets, called a Fliegerbluse, as well as a dressier 4-pocket tunic, the Tuchrock. Officers wore the same general uniform styles, but as officers had to supply their own uniforms, they usually wore tailor made versions. There were also myriad varieties of specialized uniforms worn by certain units or in specific situations, from the tuxedo-style “gala” formal wear uniform of the pre-war period, to the plain coveralls worn by crews of anti-aircraft cannons. There were work uniforms, tropical and summer uniforms, and camouflage clothing for airborne troops and other Luftwaffe soldiers in ground combat. Flight crews had their own specialized gear, including leather jackets and warm, electrically heated suits. Most but not all Luftwaffe uniform jackets bore the Luftwaffe emblem of a flying eagle holding a swas.