HJ - M4/97 Friedrich Orth, Wien

[weller]

Well it has been a while since I posted a new buckle. But I recently found this Friedrich Orth HJ buckle in nice condition and for a good price. This is an Austrian maker I looked around for and never found, except for the one Kenny found and he bought it before I saw it . Aluminum buckle with a bit of wear, but nice detail. A small scratch on the "9" but it's there. I compared it closely to a few other examples etc.

[Gwar]

Great find ! IMO, it is better to have one example than none, the bonus is that if you find another in better condition you can upgrade, hope all has been well !! G

[weller]

Thanks G. Doubt I'll ever upgrade as this maker is not an easy one to find, I'm happy with this one overall. I searched for Friedrich Orth on the Forum, and this Viennese company was a rather prolific maker of EKs, medals, awards etc. But the only buckle I could locate was the HJ buckle - interesting.

I now have the following Austrian HJ buckles. And from the HJ Maker thread these are the majority, if not all of the Austrian makers. If I missed any you all let me know.

M4/93 Lenkwerk Brüder Schneider, Wien
M4/97 Friedrich Orth, Wien
M4/101 Dominik Schönbaumsfelds & Sohn, Wien
M4/103 Rudolf Schanes, Wien

Interestingly, seems Friedrich Orth is still an active company in Vienna, a Metalwerks company making awards and trophies .

Friedrich Orth Burgerspitalgasse 8, 1060, Wien opening hours, reviews

Cheers -
Jeff

[zacker]

Beautiful buckle, never have much luck finding a decent Austrian item.

[Wewelsburg]

Hi Jeff. A wonderful buckle and not easy to find.
I havent seen one since i got mine as you remember

Nice condition on your exemple too!

Did you notice the backwards R in ’RZM’ mark e

[weller]

Thanks Kenny. Yes, I looked at your example again and was reminded of the backwards "R". Very interesting. . Glad to find this maker, was on my 'hit list' for a long time.

[Gwar]

Hi Jeff. A wonderful buckle and not easy to find.
I havent seen one since i got mine as you remember

Nice condition on your exemple too!

Did you notice the backwards R in ’RZM’ mark e

I never noticed the backwards R, very interesting..

[Gwar]

Jeff, when time permits, would it be possible for a closer photograph of the RZM mark for future reference ? G

[weller]

OK G. Not an easy picture to get, and the RZM stamp on this aluminum buckle is not the cleanest. Here are a few pics.

[Gwar]

Thanks Jeff !!