{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-luftwaffe-leather-belt-with-steel-painted-buckle-both-dated-1942","title":"Original German WWII Luftwaffe Leather Belt with Steel Painted Buckle - both dated 1942","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII German Wehrmacht Luftwaffe EM\/NCO's Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß) with correct leather belt. It 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 about 50% of the buckle exterior. The rest has worn off due to use, while the interior retains almost all of the paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe buckle still still retains the black finished leather tab, which is marked:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB. HAARMANN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1942\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLÜDENSCHEID\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe leather of the tab is in quite nice shape, with fully intact stitching. There is some wear and finish abrasion, but nothing outside of regular wear and tear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe belt itself measures about 36” when fully extended, and is marked \u003cstrong\u003e90\u003c\/strong\u003e on one end, for 90cm, which is about 35.4 inches. The leather tab by the buckle on this example is actually maker marked and dated (somewhat faint):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGOTTLIEB SINGER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1942\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKLATTAU\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe leather is definitely worn, however there are no major cracks or other issues. The outside black finish has worn quite a bit, but it is nothing outside of standard service wear. Overall a great example of a hard to find WWII German Belt. Ready to display!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30291089653829,"sku":"ONSV3869","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/ONSV3869__09.jpg?v=1596137996","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-luftwaffe-leather-belt-with-steel-painted-buckle-both-dated-1942","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}