Germany, NSFK. A 1938 Mittweida German Flight Plaque certificate_of_authenticity This particular buckle is illustrated

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 592 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

screwing in to maintain the sword’s structural integrity

in die stamped zinc

A KDF (Kraft durch Freude/Strength Through Joy) Saarpfalz “Fahrt mit uns” badge

Germany, NSFK. A 1938 Mittweida German Flight Plaque certificate_of_authenticity This particular buckle is illustrated(Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps Deutschlandflug Plakette). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised map of Greater Germany, overlaid by an NSFK insignia, an inscription of DIE TECHNIKUMSTADT MITTWEIDA (THE TECHNOLOGICAL CITY OF MITTWEDA), topped by a depiction of Mittweida Hochschule and flanked by a coat of arms, and an additional inscription of WERTUNGSPLATZ IM DEUTSCHLANDFLUG 1938 (PLACEMENT IN THE GERMANY FLIGHT DAY 1938),