SS Buckles to collect: The ultimate list

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

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Short Wings (Named by Blazej). Almost square buckle & short wings eagle
Unmarked Short Wings
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

NOTE: The above buckle is, so far, unique (meaning I personally know only one example). I took those pictures when I had this buckle in my hands sent by Blazej. Blazej certified me it was ground dug in Poland and post/post-sleeve/prongs been replaced (there was none when found). I have no reason to do not believe him and, so far, I was not able to relate this buckle to any other one previously known.

Since Blazej is also selling some of his collection maybe this buckle is for sale. His own website is http://bp-militaria.pl/

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

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Scroll (Named by JP Redeuilh). Right Scroll is very next to exclamation point
Unmarked Scroll
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

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NOTE: The above buckle is also, so far, unique (meaning I personally know only one example). All pictures from this buckle where sent to me by Blazej. Blazej certified me it was ground dug in Poland. Since he always has been a personal friend and a trusted person, I do not have any reason to do not believe him. So far, I was not able to relate this buckle to any other one previously known. At first sight similar to the "fat eagle" but enough differences when we start to pay close attention.
And that one is FLAT and taller (see below pictures from Blazej as well

NOTE 2: This buckle is available on Blazej's website at http://bp-militaria.pl/

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

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Long feathers Neck (Named by JP Redeuilh). Very long feathers on neck.
Unmarked Long feathers Neck
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Pictures are mine but buckle was sold to your moderator
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

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Twin Over (Named by JP Redeuilh). Almost identical to an Overhoff buckle
Unmarked Twin Over (...hoff)
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Buckle and pictures are from Kirby (Klr on this Forum) since the buckle I had in hands and which I took myself pictures was a ground dug example.

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

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Twin Over (Named by JP Redeuilh). Almost identical to an Overhoff buckle
Ges.Gesch. Marked Twin Over (...Hoff)
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Pictures are mine but buckle was sold to your Moderator

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Rotated Swastika Maker 1
Unmarked Rotated Swastika Maker 1
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Those pictures showing a stone mint buckle are coming from Trave-Militaria since this seller was lucky to find and sell not only one, but 4 mint buckles of this kind not too long ago. They were later transferred to me for my pictorial database by a German friend.

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

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... and that one showing an easier to see close up of the eagle design made by this maker was taken by your moderator. The above buckle also belongs to him.

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

NOTE: The above variant is the most common of all SS buckles with rotated swastika. I personally have records and pictures of 15 of them in various conditions in different collections.

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

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Rotated Swastika Maker 2
Unmarked Rotated Swastika Maker 2
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That one been the scarcest of the two. To whoever wanting to have a clue about quickly distinguishing the two variants, Maker 1 (above) has a visible rope behind the eagle's head when Maker 2 (below) has none.
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NOTE: I do not and never owned this kind of buckle. So I cannot use my own pictures. I am using instead pictures taken and sent to me by the former owner of this buckle, Marc Verstraete.
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Twin Rotated Swastika Maker 1
Unmarked

Looks almost the same as "Rotated Swastika Maker 1" but with straight swastika. Maybe the same maker made both. I call it "Twin Rotated Swastika Maker 1" for this reason.

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Russian 0219
Unmarked

Named first "February 2019 Unmarked" to refer when this example was revealed, I then changed its name to make it more "Exotic"

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

GZM (Made only in Danzig. Probably by R.Reich)
Early Marking (GZD 7)

Few yars ago, Piotr from Poland was kind to send me evidence that this exact marking had letter G standing for Gauleitung and letter D standing for Danzig. What was standing for the letter Z was invisible. Based on this input, a well known and respected documentalist think that GZD could stand for GZD – Gauleitung, so the Gau-Zeugmeisterei Danzig from the Danzig Gauleitung.

The number 7 meaning is still to discover but it is attached to this exact maker for the manufacture of several of those exact buckles.

I personally know two of those buckles bearing this exact same marking (GZM 7) with one been a ground dug example. But several items, not only SS related, are bearing this GZD logo

The pictures as well as the buckle at the period those pictures were taken belongs to Stéphane in France.