Garage sale Find. Kriegsmarine Buckle??

[Gator]

Hello and thank in advance for looking at this post.

The attached photos are of a buckle that I picked up at a local garage sale. It looks like a Kriegsmarine buckle, but one I have not seen or kind an example of on the net or books that I have. Am I right that it is a Kriegsmarine?

Any thoughts from the Forum?

Thanks

Mark

[Gator]

I forgot to add that this item was with it as well. I dont have a clue

[seandm]

They do not look German to me. I will be surprised if they are confirmed as German let alone Kriegsmarine to be honest. Although not my area so could be wrong. Cheers, Sean.

[Gator]

Thank you

[rbminis]

Hello Mark,
The first one posted certainly resembles a TR Kriegsmarine buckle but could very well be pre war. Here is a TR one that I own.
Ralph.

[Gator]

Ralph,

Thanks for the picture and that is why I am thinking it is Kriegsmarine. It is possible that it could be pre WWII. Hmmm interesting

[StuG III]

I would expect it to be of British manufacture, not German.

[Erno]

I believe that the second buckle (with crossed rifles) was made by a firm called Matthias Salcher & Söhne.

[Gator]

Stug III

I did not think of that but I thought theirs would have been topped by HM Crown???

[StuG III]

It's just that this type of buckle construction was mainly used by them. Not seen a German one before in this style.

Tom