M4/22 youth buckle in gold?

[b.collector]

Hello Ric nice to see you here.


There are certainly some good knowledgeable people coming to this forum.......................... may it continue to florish

Hello John,

and thanks for your welcome

Best

Ric

[David North]

Not at all uncommon to see some HJ steel buckles which have for example a primary copper coating, first applied in order to better accept (good adherence without lifting), the final nickle silver plating.

Here are some images of a HJ where the obverse is totally devoid of the once applied nickle plate and instead, the "golden" copper coating remains.

Regards,

David

[lach470]

Hello David! Cool! Here's my Paul Cramer M4/44 HJ - and you can see the brass just peeking out from the wear on the buckle....

Cheers!

Rob