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    Luftwaffe belt and buckle - Aluminium buckle and keeper.

    Hi,
    I'm looking at this set. The keeper is aluminium and the seller thinks that condition wise they have the 'been together' look. The leather he thinks may have been brown and wartime blackened as it's now a dark brown colour (size 85cm).

    The tab has been cut so that it appears that the maker's stamp has been cut off - is that unusual? Can anyone recognise the maker of the buckle? You can see the "LBA" stamp still however.

    There are also some custom holes added.

    He's asking £110 ($165/ 140 Euros) - does that seem OK for the condition?

    Grateful for any feedback!

    Regards, Paul
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          Hello,
          buckle maker should be Dransfeld & Co. (looking at the low-detailed back).
          The belt has a couple of extra holes added behind the adjustment tongue.

          Regards
          brus

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            Thanks

            Hi brus, many thanks for that, much appreciated. I've had other feedback that agrees with you!

            Regards, Paul

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              For those interested I got this belt and buckle set from Malcolm Bowers of M & T Militaria in Carlisle, England. His service and communication is excellent! His website:-

              http://www.mandtmilitaria.com/

              It's found a home on a torso with my Luftwaffe signals fliegerbluse! In the hand (with a magnifier) I can clearly see "ANSFELD &" of the 'Dranseld & Co, Menden' stamp on the cut down tab. Also, I looked into the belt leather stamp and it reads "Joseph Moll, Goch 1938" and I can also make out "LBA (S)" (Luftwaffe Bekleidungs Amt, Sonneberg) so it appears to be a Luftwaffe belt leather as well which is great! Joseph Moll apparently made belts and other leather items in WW1 until at least the 1950's, not sure if they are still around. Menden and Goch are both in NW Germany so that doesn't prove the belt and buckle have always been together but it perhaps makes it a little more likely? Malcolm said he thought it was a brown belt, wartime blackened (as per regulations in 1940 I think?) which still looks dark brown to me. I compared it to a black belt in sunlight and it looks that way. The only history I have is that it came from the estate of a deceased UK collector.

              Regards, Paul
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