A recent thread touched upon the potentially quite interesting subject of otherwise Imperial or early Weimar era period buckles, being stripped of their original emblems and reissued, with otherwise “contemporary” roundels.
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Indications to suggest that an element of this cannibalisation process was undertaken on a somewhat crude and “cottage industry” level.
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Here is an SA-Koppelschloß that provides some indicators.
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Not the most elegant of conversions (or claws come to that matter) and also, not an isolated buckle by any means.
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Regards,
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David
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></o>Indications to suggest that an element of this cannibalisation process was undertaken on a somewhat crude and “cottage industry” level.
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></o>Here is an SA-Koppelschloß that provides some indicators.
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></o>- clumsy secondary soldering
- pin and pin shroud have been squeezed into position by depressing the sides of the brass box
- pin head is upside down
></o>Not the most elegant of conversions (or claws come to that matter) and also, not an isolated buckle by any means.
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></o>Regards,
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