An RLB Buckle with a Tab; Published Example

RLB pattern buckle in aluminum, unmarked, in worn condition; this buckle was apparently confused with the DLV/Fliegerschaft. It bears a brown leather tab that is stamped “LBA”, dated 1935, indicating it was worn by the DLV/Fliegerschaft. (illustrated on p.125 of Angolia’s book).

Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 2001.