m4/38 in steel for review

[josephc]

Did the M4/38 maker produce steel HJ buckles?

[Ben Evans]

Joe, I do not recall ever seeing a steel Seiper HJ buckle? Also I am not keen on the ears, or the prongs on the buckle shown and to be honest mate my gut feeling is that it is a fake but I will have a search around and make sure

[lach470]

I am having the same gut feeling for the same reasons...hope I'm wrong but I'm not getting the warm and fuzzies...
Rob

[kirby]

Searching around I am finding a lot of aluminum m4/38 buckles but I haven't found any other steel ones. The buckle looks decent but why take a risk if your not 100 sure it is good.

[Chad William]

this buckle is an original, although in a little rough condition, this is a seldom seen buckle in painted steel. There were other makers that were far more prolific at this time that were making the majority of what we see in painted steel , notably CTD, JFS and Dr. Frank.. these three makers seemed to make a majority of the painted steel buckles..
I have an example of this exact buckle in near mint condition, and will be happy to post it if the members would like to see it.
thanks for sharing Chad

[Ben Evans]

Many thanks Chad that is great mate and the buckle is a first for me and yes Chad if possible I for one would love to see your buckle

[yellow12]

Hello,

i see no red flags on this buckle but i'm also interest to see one from chad in better condition .

[josephc]

Well I ordered the buckle and will get a closer look soon. Still a little concerned though after reading in my Nash Book page 305 about some recent steel repros with short ears.

[josephc]

Got the buckle and it looks a bit rough; does not look to have been painted. Here are some more pics. no flash.

[Ben Evans]

At the price you paid Joe, not a bad buckle really, and in fact it may look rough but a rare buckle in all accounts, I have never seen one!