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Originally posted by KC1 View PostI have no idea whatsoever of what this buckle is supposed to be? IMO a pure fantasy piece.
Thank you for your comment KC1..
Buckle was found on a field in West Bohemia - the former Sudetenland. Buckle has been deformed by the field technician (harvesters) and then straightened in a vise. I personally do not think of many reasons that it's fake. Maybe some local Sudeten semi-official pre-war production? Women's organizations from the Sudeten as a model German BDM? Processing of aluminum buckle is not very good. These buckles known about 3 to 4 pieces - all buckles during the years been found in the Sudetenland mostly in poor condition.
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There is no thoughts process,
I just know, by experience, and the picture is enough to see this, that the above shown dug buckle is absolutely 100% original and war or even pré-war time.
I have a very long personal experience with dug stuff and i just know when it is a real old dug or a fake patina. This one is real !
It is extremely difficult if not impossible to correctly and convincing fake the patina and damage of a dug item on aluminum.
Steel is much easier to fake.
This do not mean I know what the buckle is or what the abbreviation stands for . But, this text, was certainly not used after the war, don't you think.......
If I was still collecting, i would have offered a good amount of money for this buckle already as i never seen one in my 35 years off collecting.
Marc
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Ref. FOREIGN LEGIONS of the THIRD REICH by D.Littlejohn (1985) VOL. 3-
pgs. 52 - 56.
SLOVIKIA VOLKDUETSCHE- "D.P. - DEUTSCHE PARTEI"
The D.P.'s equivalent to the Allgemeine SS was the "Freiwillige Schutzstaffel"
(Vol. Def. Squad or F.S.).
Motto of the F.S. - "EHRE BLUT UND BODEN" (Honor, Blood, and Soil).
The males equivalent to the HJ was "DEUTSCHE JUGEND"- no referance to the female equiv. to the BDM but assume "Deutsche Madel".
There is referance to the F.S. officer's buckle w/SS eagle and swas. in shovel
emblem and motto- on pg. 54 but only a line drawing....however I have seen one or two F.S. buckles in my time....
I like the buckle too...I'm sure there's still afew new discoveries yet to be made!
John G.
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