is it real

**64 ragtop** · 04-09-2015, 03:05 AM

I bought this belt buckle at an auction recently. I paid very little for it............now after doing some research I am wondering about its authenticity. Near the clasp on the back it is marked M4/28 with what appears to be a circle with a small M in it preceding the mark. The stamping is light and probably wont show up in a photo.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 04-09-2015 03:05 AM

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**MAP** · 04-09-2015, 03:14 AM

The "M" is actually the RZM mark. If you use the forum search function (using M4/28 as the key word) you can find many examples to compare it with.

Or try this...

https://www.warrelics.eu/google.php?...&sa.x=0&sa.y=0

I'm not an expert but comparing to others in the other threads it looks like a well worn original example to me. Wait for others to confirm

Maker is Paulmann & Crone (M4/28)

Regards,

Michael

**Gwar** · 04-09-2015, 03:29 AM

64 ragtop, First and formally welcome to the Forum.. As Michael has stated, Try the search function and I am sure others will chime in as well... Again Welcome.....Gwar

**Gwar** · 04-09-2015, 03:40 AM

Rotated the pics for you... Collectors like straight on shots and not "Neck Breakers"...G

**64 ragtop** · 04-09-2015, 03:49 AM

thanks for the replies and the welcome.........feeling a little bit better about the authenticity. thanks for rearranging the photos as well.

**MAP** · 04-09-2015, 04:41 AM

Our pleasure. Stick around....lots of great stuff here...

**Ben Evans** · 04-09-2015, 08:52 AM

Hello and welcome to the forum, the buckle is indeed original, if the maker mark on the buckle is RZM M4/28 then the maker is indeed Paulmann & Crone

**yellow12** · 04-09-2015, 04:18 PM

Hello and welcome to the forum .

Your buckle is a nice Paulmann & Crone nickel over steel buckle .

This was introduced in the early 1935 with the RZM M4 codes ........