Heer WWII Belt Buckle - Up For Review

[Dannyjunkfish]

Hi guys,

Picked up this belt buckle from trader, on another forum. For a whooping $55 shipped. Not my full area of knowledge. But, I think it looks good. Wouldn’t mind a second opinion.

Thanks for the time/any thoughts,
-D

[Luftwaffe 1941]

Looks perfectly fine to me. I personally don't see any red flags. If anything the catch looks like it could have been reattached at some point.

Let's wait for more members who are better experienced with buckles though.

[rbminis]

An original by Richard Seiper & Sohn.
Looks like the catch has been brazed back on.
Ralph.

[Dannyjunkfish]

Thanks for the info guys!

Thought the catch too was “different”. I dove into 100x picture threads and saw a few that had similar amounts of solder. Including a buckle just sold from IMA-USA.

Overzealous German factory worker? Or a period repair? Possible post war?

Thanks,
-D

[rbminis]

IMO, post war repair.
You can compare to my example.
Ralph.





I have found that buckles from this maker have a more pronounced roundel.

[Ben Evans]

Nice original buckle by Seiper with a repaired catch