another HJ belt & buckle

[p38]

hello

What do you think of this HJ belt and buckle ?
no maker mark

thank you
Emmanuel

[Marc verstraete]

No problem
Marc

[Chad Williams]

buckle is a fine example of an unmarked early nickel buckel...Chad

[p38]

thank you
I'll try to get it..

I have a question:
how many differents materials exist to built Hj buckle ? I'll try to get all of them:
I know:

- aluminium
- steel nickeled
- steel paint
- brass + nickel (as this buckle, in France we call this material "maillechort" )
- late war, kriegsmetal (zamac)
- zink (one pi******232;ce)
...
are there others ones ??
thank you
Emmanuel

[Chad Williams]

emmanuel
the zinc/and kreigsmetal are the same material not 2 different .... Chad
here are the materials HJ were made from
1. nickel
2. nickel over brass
3. aluminum
4. nickel over steel
5. paint over steel
6. zinc

[p38]

thank you Chad
so I must find two buckles again
Emmanuel