Many thanks for the comments chaps - greatly appreciated.
Ric has alluded to an interesting observation. Although profuse in steel, could anyone imagine and for the moment at least, die struck aluminium buckles of this quality being faked ? The cost of the tooling, the fabrication and the finishing would be immense. In theory the high cost could eventually be recovered, although I think that a "flood" of whatever buckle was chosen, would soon be spotted and rightfully stigmatised. Hence, the current generation of fake alloy buckles being cast - and unfortunately getting better !!
Regards,
David
Ric has alluded to an interesting observation. Although profuse in steel, could anyone imagine and for the moment at least, die struck aluminium buckles of this quality being faked ? The cost of the tooling, the fabrication and the finishing would be immense. In theory the high cost could eventually be recovered, although I think that a "flood" of whatever buckle was chosen, would soon be spotted and rightfully stigmatised. Hence, the current generation of fake alloy buckles being cast - and unfortunately getting better !!
Regards,
David
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