Fake DLV/RLB or an interesting variant?

[regiment739]

Hi David, that second buckle is what I have seen in the past, funny them both having them same small flaws, I wonder if that was a result of the manufacturing? BTW David, that second buckle is a cracker!

[Ric Ferrari]

Indeed an interesting thread, here's mine.
Without doubt the exact same design as David's, but the die does not show the flaw mentioned.
Referring to the variant with roundel applied, I would not give it away but it needs more investigation IMO.

Best

Ric

[Ric Ferrari]

Indeed an interesting thread, here's mine.
Without doubt the exact same design as David's, but the die does not show the flaw mentioned.
Referring to the variant with roundel applied, I would not give it away but it needs more investigation IMO.

Best

Ric

Back side : probably this buckle was made by Steinhauer & Lueck

[Vlad]

Hi David.
I have similar buckle and is confident that a box from steel original. I think yours too the original.
My buckle has the the rests of silver painting. The project of a disk is absolutely identical to yours.
I am confident that these buckles-original.
Anyway these buckles are not sold much.

[Vlad]

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[Ric Ferrari]

Hello Vlad,

nice buckle posted, I agree with you about originality.

Best

Ric

[Sven Janke]

2 fake dlv

here´s 2 fake dlv i got some time ago:



they are both of the same time, whereas the second one was "aged".

greetings

sven

[Ric Ferrari]

here´s 2 fake dlv i got some time ago:
they are both of the same time, whereas the second one was "aged".

greetings

sven

Hello Sven,

and welcome back

Best

Ric

[Vlad]

Dear Sven.
What do you think about shown above buckles????
These are fakes????

[Horst87]

In my opinion buckle is fake, looks like poor quality casting. Details and pebbled surface are a bit blurred...

[Sven Janke]

Hello Sven,

and welcome back

Best

Ric

thank you ric,

had to be away from home for a while .

yes, both buckles are fakes. they may look good on pictures but they are bay quality, the pebbling is flat and the progs are just brutal.

sven

[David North]

Vlad

Thankyou for showing your most interesting DLV/RLB buckle and rather like Ric, I think that it is quite original (and rare). Also like Ric, I think that there are aspects of the two piece DLV/RLB buckle which needs further investigation.

I have now ignored the "flaw" to the roundel, as this defect apparently appears on original and one piece examples. It could however have been a good and instant indicator when isolating the fakes.

Sven is right about the poor quality of some of these two piece fakes. What has baffled me about the one that I posted (which I think is a fake), is the superbly detailed roundel against a very poor quality box.

I think that the overwhelming majority of the two piece aluminium DLV/RLB buckles on the market are fakes, it is just that some are "better" fakes than others.

Regards,

David

[Vlad]

David and Sven thanks you for opinions!!!