WWI Buckles for review

[chainsawrich]

I have been told these two buckles may be fake do to the steel roller pin and non welded prongs. Would this info be correct ?

[klr]

I don't like either of them. Sharp reverse cut prongs. A lot wrong with these. A few examples of the construction of originals.

[chainsawrich]

Thank you for the pictures. I was looking around and I had seen Whittmann had a few the same so thats why I was confused.

http://www.wwiidaggers.com/44054.htm

[klr]

Whitman doesn’t know buckles. I have emailed him about fake buckles and he doesn’t care.

[chainsawrich]

What do you think about these two ? both make me uneasy and both have clip points.

[klr]

Any German buckle with three solder holes in a vertical row is a fake. A few Imperial buckles have three solder holes in a triangle pattern. Don't have a good feel about the other one.