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A few buckles for consideration
Last night, I posted a Heer buckle for consideration, and when I e-mailed the seller, he told me that he had a few others for sale. I know it's recommended that we start a thread for each, but since there are so many at once, I thought it best to put them all in one thread, so as not to clutter up the forum with a lot of simultaneous threads. If it'd be better to separate them, please let me know and I will do so immediately.
I believe that these are a mixture of real and fake. I think the Polizei, Luftwaffe and buckles are real, the SS is fake, and I don't know about the SA and RAD. Here they are:
Polizei:
Luftwaffe (Aurich):
HJ:
SA:
RAD:
And finally, the SS. I believe that this type of catch is only seen on bad fakes.
Thank you very much in advance! I know this is a lot to ask at one time.
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03-11-2014 08:22 PM
# ADS
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Yup the SS item is bad to the bone!...
German seller by any chance?..
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Gunny Hartmann
Yup the SS item is bad to the bone!...
German seller by any chance?..
Thanks, Gunny! That's the only determination I was confident with.
I don't think the seller is German. Not sure why the swastikas are covered, actually. Maybe he's worried about offending somebody?
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Please ask him for better photos but the RAD buckle looks to be good!..
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As gunny has said the ss buckle is a stinker! I like the RAD buckle.
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Thank you, guys! I will see if I can get some better photos.
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Everyone, please feel free to disregard this. The seller wants more than I thought initially, and he is in fact asking quite a bit more than these are worth. Apologies for wasting everyone's time!
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Hey for people like me who are still learning fakes from real deals, threads like this really help out when it comes to testing oneself.
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KriegMann
Hey for people like me who are still learning fakes from real deals, threads like this really help out when it comes to testing oneself.
That is true, but I don't like to trouble the experts unnecessarily. Nonetheless, if anyone wants to give opinions about the buckles, it certainly would be an appreciated education!
My opinion is:
Polizei - real
Luftwaffe - real
HJ - real
SA - unsure but leaning real
RAD - unsure but leaning real
SS - obvious fake
For those interested, here's a better shot of the back of the SA:
The Luftwaffe buckle is an Aurich and the RAD is Klein und Quenzner. Comparing to genuine examples, I think they are both real. I can't identify the makers of the other buckles, because they aren't marked, and I'm not good enough yet to determine the manufacturer from appearances alone.
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