German Belt Buckles from WW2

[Ben Evans]

What do you think of the prongs Markus?

[yellow12]

Must be zinc then but what would be the coating over the zinc to give it the dotted effect. There is definitely some sort of coating over the front of the buckle.

Hi,

i think that is patina because it has located a little rusty together .

[yellow12]

What do you think of the prongs Markus?

Hello Ben,

looks a little like B&N but heavy to say in this salty condition ...........

[Steven Macquillin]

Hi Markus, yes think you are right. I took a pin and picked a piece off of the flat side of the buckle, just a nick and it is zinc coloured underneath. So it is just really grubby but looks great. Thank you very much for your comments, much appreciated. As for the prongs, they look to have quite a build up of rust on them, as does the bar the prongs attach to, so I assume these would be made of some sort of steel or metal.
Still can't get over your collection of buckles, amazing.
All the best Steve.