Thanks for reply. Very helpful.
I have done some looking around on these Condor buckles. It appears to me that what I have seen, they are all pebbled buckles whereas the one I have posted is smooth finish. I have also not found a marked "Condor" buckle. Your thoughts are appreciated.
There is a good thread on Condor Legion buckles, if I recall the original ones used there would have been nickel, brass or aluminium due to the earlier time line and not made of the later steel that did not come into use until 1940. The Spanish civil war ended in 1939
Last edited by Ben Evans; 07-12-2018 at 03:20 PM.
Ben
While once a photo was shown with such buckle, worn by a man from Condor,
since then all such buckles are mentioned to be Condor. Do you really believe
this?
In various catalogues they are phrased to be neutral.
I will find the thread Wim, is shows period pics with guys eraing the buckles
Ben
I was thinking along the same lines Ben. When I first saw it, it screamed Hitler Jugend.
This is a typical Assmann mark that can be seen on their HJ buckles. There is also a variant marked with a '1' above the mark.
Looks really clean if it was filed. The buckle looks zinc to me, which would be in character for these buckles. I am not at home right now but I will post an example later.
Detlef
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