HJ Buckle

[colinzx750]

Help is it real?? If so whats it worth
cheers
Colin

[Chad Williams]

yes buckle is original, painted steel by JFS
it is in pretty nice shape too..
price is subjective... I would throw a price out there of about $70-75
just my opinion though
hope this helps
Chad

[colinzx750]

HJ Buckle with paper tag is it real??

Thanks for the help on the last one
Any ideas on authenticity of this one and if real any ideas on value

[aechols83]

Colin,

Sorry to say that the 2nd buckle you have shown is a well known fake. That being said, it still seems to fool more than a few dealers. Basically what we see here with this repro buckle is a supposedly later steel construction with triple markings for Assmann. Instead, these markings would properly be found on the early period nickel silver Assmann buckles. This fake buckle is also often seen with a style of "crank" catch that was never used by Assmann but is found on buckles produced by Hermann Aurich.

Best,
Adam

[patrick99]

True, 2nd buckle not good.
I have the same one in gold colour.
See my thread HJ.