Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pair of Service Trousers, Early-War Issue for Enlisted Ranks, by Schneider-Uwe of Hannover Auction Archive on a red enamel background

on a red enamel background encompassed by a silvered border

John Maltese Cross surmounted by a dragon

illustrating the left-facing bust of Emperor Franz Joseph I

along with an "S" in a hexagonal frame (indicating the minimum silver standard of

and weighting 26 grams

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pair of Service Trousers, Early-War Issue for Enlisted Ranks, by Schneider-Uwe of Hannover Auction Archive on a red enamel background(Luftwaffe Hose fr Mannschaften). A well preserved pair of Luftwaffe service trousers, constructed of dark blue grey wool. Eight zink buttons are distributed around the waistband for the accommodation of suspenders, while a two piece integral belt is set into the back, and fastens closed with a functional magnetic metal buckle. Two front side pockets are set into the upper legs, and feature diagonal slashes which close with bakelite buttons meeting