Traces of file on HJ nickel ?

[stalkos]

Hello,
Who can say to me why there are two traces of file on every side of the mark RZM KH28 ?
It was the site of another manufacture’s marks ?
Thank you for your answers
Regards,
François.

[JAYP]

Hi,It doesn't look like file marks to me,I think it is honest wear from the rivits used to hold the clip on the belt.Jay Parisi

[Chad Williams]

no question about it..they ARE file marks!!! I do believe this buckle started life as an assmann buckle ... I have a few buckles like this , some where you can still see traces of assmann's logos which were ground and re-stamped with another firms marks...my two cents.... is that assmann was a manufacturer , and some of the other companies we are familiar with ..ie KH28= Paulmann & Crone... who may have manufactured, and at times purchased buckles from others to fill their own orders.... the real question is if the manufacturers we know are wholesaler/retailers or manufacturers....RZM marks were issued to both... these buckles are an anomaly just as the buckles marked by 2 makers (assmann/ overhoff) ... I have already posted a thread in the past about ground off marks, the thread has pictures of multiple buckles of mine which have been ground and re-stamped just like yours..here is the link http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ight=hj+ground
I think your buckle is VERY special , I have seen but a handful of buckles like this..and I think that there are still many questions to be answered about this issue Chad

[p38]

hello Francois

you made a good find ! a special buckle..

best
Emmanuel

PS: je te soupçonne d'avoir mis les coups de lime pour avoir une boucle plus intéressante....

[stalkos]

Hello Chad,
Thank you very much for this hypothesis. It’s true that Paulmann & Crone have purchased buckles from others to fill their own orders. You are on the good track !

Thank also Jayp, the rivits was an idea, but the marks are not superficial, it’s really file marks.

François.