SS 36/42 mint

[Trendy]

Hello,
I get this mint SS buckle with marker 36/42 today. I think it is unworn, but look the pictures.
Best regards
Tom

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Backside:

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Marker:

[Ric Ferrari]

Hello,
I get this mint SS buckle with marker 36/42 today. I think it is unworn, but look the pictures.
Best regards
Tom

Hello Tom,

thanks for sharing your nice buckle

Here's a nice study by JP about such buckle :

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=331817

Best

Ric

[p38]

very nice buckle !

congrats

best
Emmanuel

[schorschi]

Hello Trendy,
again, nice Typ 3 (J.P)
Best

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Hello,
I get this mint SS buckle with marker 36/42 today. I think it is unworn, but look the pictures.
Best regards
Tom

It has been worn. Was done for a very short time, enough to leave marks of the rubbing belt catch over the marking.
Another option is that the buckle was indeed unworn but someone put it on a belt for display purpose and was not careful when attaching / detaching catch to / from buckle. Paint chips on the front could have been from either wear or storage, but most likely short time wear.

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@Jean Pierre
thank your for the nice explanation. I´m a beginning collector with this buckles so I don´t see the little differences like you with your experience. By the way, your threads about SS buckles a very interesting and I really like it to read
Best regards
Tom

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

@Jean Pierre
thank your for the nice explanation. I´m a beginning collector with this buckles so I don´t see the little differences like you with your experience. By the way, your threads about SS buckles a very interesting and I really like it to read
Best regards
Tom

If you start a collection with such nice examples, you are on good tracks