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01-12-2013 01:47 PM
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You will find some fakes in Evans books. As a general rule I stay away from any buckle with a bolt.
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Re: Luftwaffe officer's buckle
Hello,
yes i agree .......
Well known older fake ........
Frontplate made from Alu and backplate made from nickel silver . No original eagle fixing with bolt are know ......
Last edited by yellow12; 01-13-2013 at 02:38 PM.
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Re: Luftwaffe officer's buckle
As the guys have stated buckle is a fake mate, can you post it in the fake Luft thread please?
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Re: Luftwaffe officer's buckle
Yes I'll add to the fake Luft thread. I had originally got it thinking it was a repro and paid as such and then the Bob Evans' book had me second guessing. Can you recommend a good reference book on Third reich buckles? Pretty scary that some reference books have fakes! Any idea how old these repros are and where they were made? Thanks again guys.
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Re: Luftwaffe officer's buckle
My bibles were the Nash book and the Angolia 2nd edition a couple of odd mistakes in both but since they were written a lot of new info has been found out but both fantastic books in my eyes
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Re: Luftwaffe officer's buckle
Thank you. I'll be on the lookout for those. I checked the Bob Evan's book again and this buckle looks like it just walked out of that book. Same Alu front and nickel silver back. Some online sites are selling these types as originals no doubt using this book as a guide. Man some of these repros are made well. This sucker literally sparkles when held up to the light!
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Searching the forums is usually better than most of the books. You should have all the books if your going to collect anything but only as a backup. Every book has mistakes and every dealer makes mistakes. You can't know everything about every field of collecting.
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Re: Luftwaffe officer's buckle
Thank you. This is why I like this site. Everyone is very helpfull. Is it OK to post links here where sellers are selling these as originals to warn potential buyers? I found 2 sites selling 2 peice versions where the eagle is attached by a bolt as originals and another auction site selling one identical to mine as original. I got mine cheap thinking it was a repro to beging with. These sites are looking for top dollar!
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Re: Luftwaffe officer's buckle
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Thank you. This is why I like this site. Everyone is very helpfull. Is it OK to post links here where sellers are selling these as originals to warn potential buyers? I found 2 sites selling 2 peice versions where the eagle is attached by a bolt as originals and another auction site selling one identical to mine as original. I got mine cheap thinking it was a repro to beging with. These sites are looking for top dollar!
Yes post the links, the more people warned the better
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