could i have any thoughts on this one please

[busman]

any opinions would be great

[Ben Evans]

The buckle is a fake mate

[Gunny Hartmann]

What Ben said!...

[busman]

What pointers do I need to look out for to point out it's a fake, I looked through the fake section and could find a match for the maker.

[Gunny Hartmann]

The very straight outer edges to the eagle breast feathers is a give away!...

[Nordland14]

Assmann, probably fake buckles who was first polished in places, to reproduce wear, and than buried in the earth.

Nordland

[Ben Evans]

What pointers do I need to look out for to point out it's a fake, I looked through the fake section and could find a match for the maker.

Study this thread, it is the same fake as you have posted and compares with an original

https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/ss-bu...-v-fake-65383/

[Nordland14]

Parts of buckle, who give off a replica.

Nordland

[Ben Evans]

I looked through the fake section and could find a match for the maker.

Post 12, 13, 16, 18

Fake SS Enlisted Men Database

All same series of fake

Post 23, 27, 28, 29

Fake SS Enlisted Men Database

Post 33, 36, 39

Fake SS Enlisted Men Database

And that just the first four pages lol

[busman]

Thanks for the pointers on what to look out for, there certainly are a lot of different fakes out there ,it nearly puts one off buying for fear of getting ripped off.