what is this?

[edbullet]

Have never seen anything like this. So dont know if it is a fake, or what, but figured I would ask. I am not sure if this is the best place to put it for questions.
anyhow Thanks in advance
Ed

[David48]

Prototype buckle not original Imo

[Jack D.]

I've never seen this before. I would pass on this one.

Jack

[ronin]

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=558165

post #14

[Ian Hulley]

Supposedly a prototype, shown in Uniforms, Organisation and History of The Waffen-SS vol 1 by Bender books. Quite a few dubious items shown in that book made their way onto the fakers production lines.

Ian

[kapitein]

already mentioned
post 14

Kapitein

[wewelsburg]

If a prototype,I cant see it...absolutely NO symmetry or spacial use in design.See 99% of all other TR buckles most are symetrical or at least close,with a central bird,and design uses all the buckle or most.This one,bird spaced strange,no bordering edge designs,runes placed off to the side with no thought of composition,poor use of space,way too much negative space,especially surrounding swastika,plain in appearance.Very amateur,not artistically similar to most real period examples.there is my critique,pure fantasy.