A 1940 Pattern Luftwaffe Enlisted Man’s Belt Buckle By F. & Co. certificate_of_authenticity Needles to say Duce was

Needles to say Duce was satisfied with this outcome and accepted the award in 1936

We also received with it small chunks of black bread

They were pretty lenient

Maxted was 45 yaers old when he performed this rescue

A 1940 Pattern Luftwaffe Enlisted Man’s Belt Buckle By F. & Co. certificate_of_authenticity Needles to say Duce wasA mint Luftwaffe Enlisted Man belt buckle; 1940 pattern without pebbled field; in magnetic steel; pebbled dome with a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a swastika; paint extremely well preserved; maker marked F. & Co. (likely F. K Vogelsang & Co., Ldenscheid) on reverse; measuring 63 mm x 49 mm; near mint condition.