A first on and for the WH award forum! An unknown SS buckle!!!

[Marc verstraete]

Hello All,
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I touch I would share this one with all of you....
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As the day of my departure at sea gets closer and I’m packing my buckles, I think a little present to the WH award buckle forum is appropriate....
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As far as I know, this marking has never been seen nor discussed on the forum...

I always had more fun in shearing good things, than keeping jealous secrets... some of you know this. Unfortunately I lost this state of mind a few years ago when some people’s ego took over the fun... I do not exclude myself from these people! I’m as guilty as others.
It is time to let go, as I said already so many times during the past years; there is life after the SS buckles.... believe me!
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Enjoy!
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Marc

[Marc verstraete]

And YES! I show the back.... with no stupid Registered patent or other text on it...

[regiment739]

Wow Marc a late war Overhoff actually marked 44, well definitley a first for me

[Ric Ferrari]

Hello Marc,

and thanks for sharing with the Forum such rarity : to your knowledge are there other buckles with the same marking in collection or so far this is the only one ?

Best

Ric

[ivanjoaquin]

The first one that I see
Rgds
Iván

[Marc verstraete]

Hello Marc,

and thanks for sharing with the Forum such rarity : to your knowledge are there other buckles with the same marking in collection or so far this is the only one ?

Best

Ric

I must admit... I own two... . And I know of one other in a Belgian battle of the bulge museum. That’s all.
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Marc

[Ric Ferrari]

I must admit... I own two... . And I know of one other in a Belgian battle of the bulge museum. That’s all.
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Marc

Well, let's hope one more will surface.......

P.S. email sent

Ric

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

As far as I know, this marking has never been seen nor discussed on the forum...

I always had more fun in shearing good things, than keeping jealous secrets... some of you know this.

There is still several SS buckles which were never discussed on the Forums. Like the early Berg and Nolte's or the few made in the Free City of Danzig to highlight just a few. But it is very good to know this! So we finally can start by posting those. Of course with no stupid Registered patent or other text on it.

I let you comment all of them for obvious reasons

Another 36/44

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

SS Prototype made by Richard Sieper

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Back of Richard Sieper Proto

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

... and obvious marking

[Ric Ferrari]

WOW........WOW

This thread is becoming more and more exciting....thanking to Marc and JP

Best

Ric

[schorschi]

Hello Marc & J.P


Then the unmarket late Overhoff SS EM´s
made in the last month ´44 .

Any link on the Prototyp (tool, details or markings)
that show us how is a other unknow maker

Best and thanks for shearing

[Ssteve]

ss prototype

WOW ! What a fantastic looking buckle !

SS Prototype made by Richard Sieper

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

I need to clarify things: Those two buckles (36/44 and Proto) do NOT belong to me! They belong to Marc Verstraete! The 36/44 I posted was sent to me several weeks ago and my understanding is that was the first one he obtained. see

I must admit... I own two... .

For the proto I have those photos (taken by Marc as well) since 2002. Much longer than the 36/44 but their posting was absolutely forbidden by him for whatever reason. By respect to his wish I did not break this prohibition even if I talked about it in several posts regarding who could be maker 822 (since we needed to understand why this name was retained over others). I had no instructions for the 36/44 but I kept it silent by respect as well., like I am still doing for few other buckles.

But since Marc explicitely stated he finally changed his mind, I do no longer see any reason to continue hidding those any more.