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**Gene** · 05-20-2006, 12:47 PM

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**Gene** · 05-20-2006, 12:52 PM

Genuine examples by this maker, front:

**Gene** · 05-20-2006, 12:53 PM

Reverse:

**helmutderpa** · 05-20-2006, 02:53 PM

Other opinions ?

Ric, Ben, Willi ?

Thanks.

Simon

**Willi Z.** · 05-20-2006, 03:08 PM

Hi Simon. Sorry, but I too think it is a fake. The construction details, the paint, the color of paint....all big

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**Jos L C** · 05-20-2006, 05:43 PM

Yup,common fake,I've seen loads now of these..,blue,green,tan..

That's what I mean...,the buckle in question...,where're they hiding..?

Jos.

**Ric Ferrari** · 05-21-2006, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by helmutderpa

Ric, Ben, Willi ?

Thanks.

Simon

Simon,

it's a well known fake made in East Europe, but with a convincing tropical paint. You may compare it with the same fake with standard blue painting and you'll notice the same features : prongs, ears, marking, die's details, ecc.

Best

Ric

**helmutderpa** · 05-21-2006, 04:20 PM

Thanks

This buckle was for sale on the french ebay one year ago.
Knowing it was a fake, I tried to buy it cause I found the paint and aging very convincing.
I had to give up cause the price rose to the price of an original one.
A buckle like that one was the base to built a scary fake for the buckle non specialist...

Simon

Picture from the excellent website of Sven Janke das koppelschloss.de

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**Willi Z.** · 05-27-2006, 07:25 PM

Originally posted by helmutderpa

Picture from the excellent website of Sven Janke das koppelschloss.de

Is he saying the above pictured buckle is original with original paint?

**helmutderpa** · 05-28-2006, 03:46 PM

website

Of course, he said the buckle was a fake...

Simon

**Bill V** · 05-28-2006, 04:25 PM

I think its another fake. Unless your comparing fakes?

**Marc verstraete** · 06-14-2006, 10:31 AM

Hi Guys, sorry for responding so late to this tread, I was out of the country.
Both above buckles are fakes. Joss might have seen the buckle in one of the my very, very old posts… I know I posted this buckle years ago but cannot find it back.
The "two part" tropical is an old fake. Not many where made, if fact, they are de-nazified buckles of which the inset was cut out and replaced by a neutral inset or an edelweiss. A dealer bought a bunch of these and took of the neutral inset. Replaced them by a fake LW inset that he had made. Painted the whole thing tropical and added a fake tab. Whoever has this tab in his hands will see it is much to thin, not the nice heavy tab of a real buckle. I almost fooled myself with one of these buckles about 5/6 years ago.
As I said, not many are around, it was an artisan production and sold drop-wise by the dealer; Behind the table, as a secret super piece. For a expensive but still attractive price… But the paint was still fresh and smelling…
Marc

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