Help on a steel SS buckle please

[M. A. Miller]

This is a steel SS buckle that is devoid of any paint. In fact it looks likes it was wire brushed or bead blasted or something. I can't find any markings on it anywhere. There is some wear to the front. Let me know.
Thanks, Mitch

[M. A. Miller]

reverse of buckle

reverse

[Chad Williams]

I dont like it

[Midas]

I don't like it as well - no details on the reverse.

[regiment739]

I would say it is a fake, the detail front and rear is bad, prongs are wrong so are the ears

Ben

[Ric Ferrari]

This is a steel SS buckle that is devoid of any paint. In fact it looks likes it was wire brushed or bead blasted or something. I can't find any markings on it anywhere. There is some wear to the front. Let me know.
Thanks, Mitch

Hi Mitch,

I confirm the below opinions : it's a well known fake.

Regards

Ric

[Hofstetter]

I'm not expert but it looks an awful lot like the late war RODO featured in Krawczyk and Lukacs "waffen ss uniforms and insignia "
Regards Greg

[lach470]

For me....the most obvious problem is the prongs....they just don't look right...

Rob

[Ric Ferrari]

I'm not expert but it looks an awful lot like the late war RODO featured in Krawczyk and Lukacs "waffen ss uniforms and insignia "
Regards Greg

The fake SS buckle discussed is stamped with a new die, so the insignia's features are totally different from any original one.

Ric

[M. A. Miller]

Thanks

Thanks alot for everyones input. i accept it as a fake but for my own knowledge does anyone have another picture of this well known fake to post so I can compare it ? I just wanted to add that these pictures were from a scanner so the detail to reverse didn't show up as well .
Thanks again, Mitch

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Thanks alot for everyones input. i accept it as a fake but for my own knowledge does anyone have another picture of this well known fake to post so I can compare it ? I just wanted to add that these pictures were from a scanner so the detail to reverse didn't show up as well .
Thanks again, Mitch

Here you go ....

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Back

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Catch detail

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Stamping detail. Note the common feature where the dot is missing / not clearly stamped on the top of the i

[M. A. Miller]

Thanks

Thanks Jean Pierre for posting these multiple images.,
That makes it perfectly clear. I appreciate it alot.
Regards, Mitch