Luftwaffe steel Buckle - Blue-gray other ranks This book describes the creation

This book describes the creation of the Winteranzug 42 winter uniform

Shoulder boards made from blue-gray wool come in Pair

where as the inside is pebbled

including the sewn-in shoulder straps

providing in-depth examinations of nearly every uniform item—including all models of jump smocks—and equipment used from the airborne forces’ establishment in the mid-1930s to May 1945

Luftwaffe steel Buckle - Blue-gray other ranks This book describes the creationThe Luftwaffe blue gray buckle is made from Steel and features the 2nd pattern eagle, which was introduced from 1940 onwards. This pattern features 2 piece construction (as in the photo showing the back), with the surface outside the horizontal oval is smooth, where as the inside is pebbled. The finish colour is a dark blue gray that is like the original Luftwaffe buckles, and not a grayish light colour often observed on copies. You can also source