Hessen steel buckle opinions please

[Coreynewzealand]

Hey guy's.
Can I get some opinions on this Steel Hessen buckle.
Is it the real deal?? Or a known copy

And if good would it be late war economy, or early manufacture.

Cheers

[AndyM35]

By no means a collector of these, but comparing this with some known examples, I would give this one a cautious thumbs up. Best to wait and see what members with more experience in collecting Imperial buckles have to say.

[Coreynewzealand]

Yes I hear you.
It's very similar to this one in the imperial war museum but would love some expert opinions.

[AndyM35]

The prongs certainly look similar. I’ve lightened the image in your first post a little so that the prongs can hopefully be seen a bit more clearly.

[kabl]

Hello,
A beautiful and original Hessian buckle... Produced, issued and worn from 1915 (M15). Originally painted "field gray" with anti-rust galvanizing underneath... Here's his brother from my collection...
There is also a Hessian private purchase buckle in brass
Best regards
kabl

[Coreynewzealand]

Thank you, that's great help.