Opinion on Kriegsmarine Buttons

[Beattie-B]

I picked up these six buttons at a antique market today and was wondering if they are the real deal. They are glass uniform buttons marked kriegsmarine 19HGM42 and some kriegsmarine 19HGM43. If someone could give me a fair ballpark worth one of them. Any help would be appreciated!

[48RMC]

Yes 100% original ww-2

[Beattie-B]

Thank you kindly, is there a reason to why some are brown some are translucent and so on? What would one button be worth(is 42 more valuable than 43)?

[sturmann]

Salut,

They were all looking like the middle right one or sandy colour painted before they lost their finish. Unfortunately that makes them pretty useless to restore a tunic... and since they are quite easy to find in good condition/original finish...

[Christophorus]

Hi,
Like sturman told you, they are common and have lost most of their paint.
Otherwise, there is no difference btw a 1942 and a 1943 button as they have been produced btw 1941 and 1944. I would say it is less common to encounter a 1944 glass button...
Best

[Beattie-B]

Salut,

Thank you gentlemen my final question being, I have encountered brass metal and now glass buttons. Were glass buttons reserved for a certain branch of the Kriegsmarine? ( eg costal artillery, u boat, merchant)

Cheers
B

[Christophorus]

Salut,

Thank you gentlemen my final question being, I have encountered brass metal and now glass buttons. Were glass buttons reserved for a certain branch of the Kriegsmarine? ( eg costal artillery, u boat, merchant)

From 1941, some manufacturers like JFS experimented for the first time such glass buttons. It is only with the aim of sparing precious metals (non-ferrous metals) like cover, aluminium...
Hope it could help you!