Very recently a German collector bought a fake SS EM Aluminum buckle marked RZM 36/39 SS and was very kind to send those photos and measurements to share with most collectors as possible. For members tracking those latest fakes, the 36/39 was not yet reported as been reproduced. We can no longer say that and the 36/39 marked SS EM Buckle is now part of the long list of various markings reproduced. For those not familiar with those fakes, know that they are totally cast from an original, so a fake SS EM buckle marked RZM 155/39 SS was cast from an original SS EM marked 155/39 and so this fake 36/39 was also cast from an original 36/39. From a photo it is useless to rely on little details since whatever is on the original will end up the same on the cast. What you can check more carefully is physical overall aspect, flaws and pits, color and post, postsleeve and prongs since those are the only components on the fake buckles which are not cast from the original but common to all those aluminum SS EM fakes. And yet you have to be carefull since similar posts were used on original also depending of maker and/or year of production. So, if only one thing is wrong you can face an original variant, but once you find several things wrong it is doubtfull you are facing something else than a fake !!
Anyway, give it a close look since this one is a certified fake (you can read in previous posts other information about what to look for).
Measurements are confirming the forgery since length, width and eagle wingspan are all noticeably smaller in the usual range associated with those fakes.
So, the updated list of reproduced SS EM buckles in aluminum includes:
RZM 36/39 SS
RZM 36/40 SS
RZM 822/37 SS (one variant on two)
RZM 822/38 SS (ALL 3 variant)
RZM 155/39 SS
RZM 155/40 SS
Keep also in mind than several SS EM buckles from the above list are not easy to find in original, and it is even rarer to find those in mint un-issued condition. And all those fakes are cast from a mint original to preserve crisp front detail !!
The following photos are showing this fake under several angles, with the two first photos been the original add.
Anyway, give it a close look since this one is a certified fake (you can read in previous posts other information about what to look for).
Measurements are confirming the forgery since length, width and eagle wingspan are all noticeably smaller in the usual range associated with those fakes.
So, the updated list of reproduced SS EM buckles in aluminum includes:
RZM 36/39 SS
RZM 36/40 SS
RZM 822/37 SS (one variant on two)
RZM 822/38 SS (ALL 3 variant)
RZM 155/39 SS
RZM 155/40 SS
Keep also in mind than several SS EM buckles from the above list are not easy to find in original, and it is even rarer to find those in mint un-issued condition. And all those fakes are cast from a mint original to preserve crisp front detail !!
The following photos are showing this fake under several angles, with the two first photos been the original add.
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