Low rareness of "all" steel buckles?

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There is handed down for many years, that SS steel buckles (for example Overhoff unmarked) are the most common SS buckles.
I think that it is necessary to reassess today.
Today - at the age of detectors (last 15-20 years) almost every week in the Czech Republic found in soil many good buckles, but all of a rust-free material such as aluminum, etc. All steel buckles are always completely destroyed by rust, while most of the findings aluminum buckles (as SS RZM 822..) are still as new ..
For example, all SS steel buckles are in the Czech Republic very rare today, to sell there..


Your opinions?

[helmutderpa]

all of a rust-free material such as aluminum, etc.

you are wrong if you think that aluminium is rust free !

There were a lot less buckle manufactured prior to the war because the need was less due to the low number of SS soldiers. That's why you are wrong in your statement even if a lot of steel buckle were destroyed by rust.

And a general comment : only a few buckle collectors are interested in ground dug samples...

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you are wrong if you think that aluminium is rust free !

There were a lot less buckle manufactured prior to the war because the need was less due to the low number of SS soldiers. That's why you are wrong in your statement even if a lot of steel buckle were destroyed by rust.

And a general comment : only a few buckle collectors are interested in ground dug samples...

Yes, also aluminum rusts, but only in certain types of acid soils, not everywhere. You can find aluminum SS buckle for example, in sandy soil, and she is still as new. But ALL steel buckles are always 100% totally destroyed ..
Collectors are interested only about condition (and originality), and not where the buckle was found - I repeat, that there are today found in ground or water original aluminum buckles that are like new..

[Belten]

Aluminum doesn't rust, but it does definitely show signs of being buried for seven decades.