Weimar period red cross

[wuppergold]

Hello,

I´ve got this buckle and I believe it´s one from the Weimar era, but I´m not sure. What is your opinions about this buckle?

Best,
Sascha

[Ben Evans]

Hi Sascha, how are you? nice to see you here my friend not really my era of buckle collecting but from how the buckle is made I would say an early one, I am sure David will let you know when he reads the thread

[wuppergold]

Hi Ben, I´m top drawer. Sometimes I visits this Forum, it´s very good
Let´s see the opinions from the others guys.

Wish you a good time,
Sascha

[Ben Evans]

Hi Ben, I´m top drawer. Sometimes I visits this Forum, it´s very good
Let´s see the opinions from the others guys.

Wish you a good time,
Sascha

Veilen danke meine freund

[lach470]

I've always considered these to be pre-38 Red Cross buckles. There are many different variants out there. Here's my only example for the sake of reference. Yours is quite original - no worries there! Looks nice!
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers!
Rob

[Guido]

These buckles are still available at the current market! Please take a look at this link:

Zunftbekleidung, Berufsbekleidung und Freizeitkleidung

Regards,
Guido

[NortonI]

Sascha, always hard to judge, if these are not pre war made. But in my opinion, it looks like Weimar period.
Luckily, I have an RZM marked Red Cross buckle. I will add this to my post.
cheers Thomas

[wuppergold]

Thanks for your answers, I know it´s very difficult to classify this typ of buckle.
I think there is a 50/50 chance

Best,
Sascha

[David North]

Sascha

My apologies for a late comment to your question, however I think that you have already had a great response from the boys.

As you know and as Guido has so kindly reminded us, a design (with others) that is still manufactured today and probably, was made from 1945 onward. Every so often we see a lovely indication of a pre 1938 make by the presence of an RZM mark, as shown by Thomas (I have seen one of these Red Cross buckles marked RZM 24 and I still have images). Marked examples are very rare though and more often than not, we have to use our instinct.

You say 50/50, although I think that there is a higher chance that this Red Cross buckle is pre 1938.

Regards,

David

[wuppergold]

Hello David,
thanks for your assessment and of course the opinions from the others guys. The buckle with RZM marked is great

Best,
Sascha