Kriegsmarine buckle

[Skullhead]

Looking for opinions on authenticity of this buckle and it's value.

[Skullhead]

Reverse:

[buckle1]

This is a bad buckle. Well made but the eagle "m" stamp was never put on the buckle body. A easy indicator of a fake.


Bill

[Chad Williams]

agree with buckle 1this buckle is no good.... Chad

[Ken S]

its well made

its very well made if its a fake

[Kurt Doench]

Yes, it is well made, but a fake nonetheless. Apart from the acceptance stamp on the buckle, the eagle is exactly of a type seen on a number of steel WH fakes, especially tropical ones. A while back, these fakes were offered at all the auctions in numbers. The most obvious feature to look out for is the shape of the head.

Regards,

Karl

[John T]

I believe these are of East European origin...they came out in quanity starting a few years ago.

[Marc verstraete]

its very well made if its a fake

The feet of the catch are the give away, and of course the ridiculous KM stamp in the buckle. never happens on a real one...
Marc