SS Buckle - fake or unmarked late war?

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I've had this belt since the mid-80s, since I bought it from a mail-order dealer in the UK. As someone more used to Heer buckles, it always looked odd to me. Having looked at a number of buckles recently, I'm coming around to the idea that it could be a late war, unmarked Oberhoff. Or it could be a fake!

What are your thoughts?

Thanks in advance,
Michael

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It came with a 1939 leather belt marked with non-Germanic stamps.

[ivanjoaquin]

Original Overhoff buckle, also the belt is good but I don't know this "Greif" marking

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Thanks! The stamp puzzles me too, particularly as it's on the front of the belt - at the far end from the hook.

Regards,
Michael

Original Overhoff buckle, also the belt is good but I don't know this "Greif" marking

[swinemunde68]

+1

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Thanks for the vote of confidence.

Cheers,
Michael

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[Ric Ferrari]

It came with a 1939 leather belt marked with non-Germanic stamps.

I would vote for a Czech belt reissued to german soldiers.

Ric

[Henk13a]

The marking looks like a dutch lion. Perhaps a belt for the Roemenian army?

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Dutch or Czech are both good suggestions - I'll see if a closer inspection reveals a crown used with the Czech lion.

Thanks,
Michael

[Ric Ferrari]

Dutch or Czech are both good suggestions - I'll see if a closer inspection reveals a crown used with the Czech lion.

Thanks,
Michael

Czech lion

Ric

[Ric Ferrari]

The marking looks like a dutch lion. Perhaps a belt for the Roemenian army?

If 39 marking is a german added date, then I tend to exclude it's a Dutch lion because the main Dutch forces surrended in 14 May 1940.

Ric

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I agree, I think it's most likely the H39 is German, following on from a Czech 1938 date.

Michael

If 39 marking is a german added date, then I tend to exclude it's a Dutch lion because the main Dutch forces surrended in 14 May 1940.

Ric

[Ric Ferrari]

Dutch lion

Ric

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And here's the belt's version... Your guess is as good as mine!

Michael