Two New Overhoff HJ Buckles

[Kurt Doench]

Hi all,

Here's two Overhoff HJ buckles I got from the same antique market in Berlin, one this morning and the other a few weeks back.

A previous owner must have roughly polished the obverse and thereby added all the scratches (the reverse is heavily tarnished):

[Kurt Doench]

Reverse. We had this particular marking before, but I think it's very neat so hope you don't mind seeing it again.

[Kurt Doench]

And here's the second one, fresh from the dealer' stall...

[Kurt Doench]

Reverse. This seems to be one of the more seldom encountered Overhoff markings. In particular, note the "u" at the top of the OLC logo.

Any comments and like pieces for comparison are more than welcome!

Best regards, Karl

[Chad Williams]

Karl
excellent buckles!! I especially like the second buckle with the odd OC logo in the diamond...it is a seldom seen buckle!!! great finds...Chad

[Wickie]

I agree, two very nice HJ buckles!!

Karl, is the "RZM" marking exact the same on both buckles?

Christian

[Kurt Doench]

Christian,

at first I thought it would be, but a comparison shows differences to the "R" and the "M" at least. The "Z" is too far gone on the 'OLC logo' buckle to compare I'm afraid.

You'll have a reason for asking, of course, and I'd be very iterested in it!

Regards, Karl