40mm Early DJ (pre 1933 standard design)

[Chad William]

Hello gents
I had to pull out some boxes of buckles to help a member answer a question and I saw this beauty in the box.
This is an extremely rare early DJ design and beyond that it is a 40mm vs the more common (but still very rare ) 35mm size. This buckle is mentioned in Angolias book. I received this from Marc Verstreat when I purchased his collection in 2009. I have never encountered another, does anyone here have one?
here are some pics, and a pic of it next to a 35mm for size comparison.
thanks
Chad

[weller]

Awesome set of rare ones there - thanks for sharing

[kirby]

Thanks for posting this interesting buckle. I didn't recall ever seeing one of these in 40mm.

[zeppelin]

Gorgeous buckle and thank You.

[harryamb2]

great design.