Silver wash on Heer buckle?

[THATGUY]

I am posting this for a friend of mine. His steel belt buckle has a silver wash on it, and he wanted to know if it was original before he did anything to try and removeit. Thoughts?

Sam

[ivanjoaquin]

The buckle is an original green factory painted Schmole & Co buckle, the silver paint layer can be applied on war or postwar period
Regards
Iván

[klr]

Original buckle but with the rust spots on the back. I would guess someone painted it to cover the rust. There might be a way to remove the silver without removing the original finish.