It'll Only Take A Second. Honest!

[TobyR]

Hi Everybody!

Sorry to be a bore but (breathe in) would somebody mind just giving me the nod on these two buckles. I've had a go at authenticating them myself but buckles are a very new thing to me. I only have one other and I know that's okay.

Anyway, I read Jean-Pierre's posts on SS buckles and I think it's okay, except for the prongs which don't seem to match.

The other buckle I'm pretty certain is the real mccoy but as I said I'm no buckle man.

If somebody could tell me if they're okay and approx. how much I could expect to pay I'd be most grateful.

Cheers,

Toby.

[TobyR]

And here's the back:

[TobyR]

Here's the second one. By the way, should they be repro would you mind telling me the faults. Thank You Again.

[TobyR]

And once again, the reverse:

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Hello,

The SS Buckle (marked 155/40) is an East European fake.
The SA (without prongs), I leave others reply.

[TobyR]

Jean Pierre,

Thanks for your time but if you don't mind could you just explain to me how you know it's a fake. Is it something really obvious (to a more experienced eye than myself)?

Thanks,
Toby.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Toby, as I have just had a camera for Christmas, here is a pic of my original Assman 155/40 buckle for you to have a look at.
Cheers, Ade.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Here is a pic of the reverse. Note the catch is different.

[Adrian Stevenson]

I will post the makers marks up next.

[Adrian Stevenson]

RZM marks.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Toby, I hope the pics were of help? I can't venture much of an opinion on the SA buckle. To me it looks "OK", but then I am not an SA collector. I would pass on it due to it's poor condition, unless it was very, very cheap . SA buckles are not rare and should not be that expensive, so I would wait for a nice one to come along.
Cheers, Ade.

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Hello Toby,

Please read these threads and you will know what are the differences. Adrian posted an original as well, variant you will find in part 2.
Part 5 deals exclusively with fakes like your and differences are explained.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...threadid=13745

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...threadid=13783

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...threadid=13820

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...threadid=13877

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...threadid=14097

Good reading !!

Best Regards

[TobyR]

Jean Pierre and Adrian,

A big thank you to you both for helping me re. my buckles. Adrian - thank you for the pictures. Having read the article and compared the pictures, things look very different! Excellent article by the way.

Thanks once again.
Toby.