This particular buckle is illustrated on page 67 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich
2 May 1895) on 23 November 1935 in Wuppertal
indicating that he had to bail out but was safe at an undisclosed location far from his home base
Maker marked and date engraved on reverse: VI
shows signs of wear
United States. A Curtiss Marine Flying Trophy Commemorative Medal 1915 Auction Archive This particular buckle is illustratedIn solid bronze, weighing 426 grams, marked "REAL BRONZE" on the reverse, maker marked "MADE BY THEODORE B. STARR. INC." on the bottom edge, illustrating the Curtiss Marine Flying Trophy consisting of an angry swirling sea, spiraling upward to support the globe atop the fierce cresting waves, flanked on either side with large figures, with Neptune, the Ruler of the Waves, opposite Boreas, the Ruler of the Winds, each gazing upward at a billowing mass