Germany, Luftwaffe. A Lot of Belts and Buckles, Heer and Luftwaffe Issue for Enlisted Personnel Newly Listed and numbered “5045” on the

and numbered “5045” on the reverse

1937 shattered public faith in the safety of hydrogen-filled airships making the continuation of their commercial passenger operations unsustainable unless the Graf Zeppelin and the still under construction LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II could convert to non-flammable helium

hallmarked and maker marked "MO" on upper arm on the reverse

and central stabilizer neatly fastened to the tunic

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Lot of Belts and Buckles, Heer and Luftwaffe Issue for Enlisted Personnel Newly Listed and numbered “5045” on the(Wehrmacht Grtel mit Schnallen). A pair of Wehrmacht belts and buckles, including: 1. A Heer set, featuring a belt constructed of pressed blackened leather, one end stitched into a loop to accommodate an original magnetic metal clip, the opposite end retaining a reverse leather tongue perforated with seven sets of dual eyelets for an adjustable fit, the clip end stamped with an illegible makers code and manufacture date of 1942, measuring 4. 5 cm (w)