The reverse ricasso bears a maker’s mark of “ED
Royal 22nd Regiment as a Private (E-101018) in Montreal
Constructed of wool with machine embroidered silver wire thread
and as such was tied in 4th place among all German aces
Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Belt Buckle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive The reverse ricasso bears a(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle fr Offiziere). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a central raised and bronzed Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated over a pebbled background, the reverse with two clips, one of which retains a loop, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 58 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), in extremely fine