Great Buckle

[Marc verstraete]

No Craig, not in the catalogs .... I own these also....
No prototypes are in any cataloques.... Assmann or others....
Marc

[Craig Gottlieb]

Too bad, Marc. I love that Assmann catalog - it is so useful. Well, for my eye, the buckle is extremely high quality, and I don't mind the design, which is why I bought it. I also like learning that so many variations exist. it speaks to the idea that they were prototypes, and not "produced copies" (fakers usually make a lot of something, unless a lot of money is on the line, which in 1960, was probably not the case. Maybe someday, we'll get lucky and find something period to corroborate these buckles. Look forward to seeing you in Kassel! Until then, the search goes on!

[Marc verstraete]

Personally, I believe in these buckles!
I forgot to specify this in my previous reply.
But I know a few very advanced collectors do not agree with me.
Just to set this straight.
Marc

[findthehelmets]

sure is one sexy looking buckle.

[Adam S.]

I don't know anything about this but I agree with it not having a TR feel. But that's why it's prototype and perhaps why it was never produced.

Wouldn't be the first time a fake buckle has made it into a reference book.