Original German WWII Luftwaffe Leather Belt with 1940 Dated Painted Steel Buckle by Richard Sieper & Söhne Spanish American War to hide”)

to hide”)

until John's death

The painting features a soldier in a blue wool uniform dressed in field gear with his musket at order arms

so most likely this was a war time replacement for a leather belt that gave out

differing less in appearance and more in construction

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Leather Belt with 1940 Dated Painted Steel Buckle by Richard Sieper & Söhne Spanish American War to hide”)Original Item: Only One Available. This is a good condition WWII German Wehrmacht Luftwaffe EM NCO's Belt Buckle (Koppelschlo), with the correct black leather belt. The buckle is embossed with the wartime Luftwaffe straight tail eagle on a pebbled central field, surrounded by a wreath. The buckle is of 1940 pattern, die stamped, steel construction, with a dark blue grey painted finish, which is still present on probably 50% of the buckle exterior,