Original German WWII Army Heer EM/NCO Leather Belt with Pebbled Aluminum Buckle by Dr. Franke & Co. of Lüdenscheid Japanese Ordnance History of Observation BalloonsThe first

History of Observation BalloonsThe first military use of observation balloons was by the French Aerostatic Corps during the French Revolutionary Wars

named after the equally mythical James "Jim" Bowie

The front of the cap bears a stickpin-style national eagle composed of brass over a metal tri-color cockade with a felt insert under the cockade

Every part on this display gun is original manufacture other than 50%+ of the receiver replaced by solid metal (as required by BATF)

There is just the slightest bit of wear in places

Original German WWII Army Heer EM/NCO Leather Belt with Pebbled Aluminum Buckle by Dr. Franke & Co. of Lüdenscheid Japanese Ordnance History of Observation BalloonsThe firstOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII German Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Aluminum EM NCO's Belt Buckle (Koppelschlo) with an original black finished leather belt. The buckle is embossed with the Heer motto GOTT MIT UNS ("God (is) with us") inside a double rope border around a closed wing Wehrmachtadler (Armed Forces Eagle), with a partial oak leaf wreath at the bottom. Nice aluminum construction box buckle with a pebbled background.