Officer RAD original or copy

**sep1** · 08-06-2021, 05:23 PM

Good day,
can i ask if it is the original buckle?

Thank you

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 08-06-2021 05:23 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Gwar** · 08-06-2021, 06:27 PM

Hello ! Did you purchase this already ?

**sep1** · 08-06-2021, 06:38 PM

no he didn't buy

**Gwar** · 08-06-2021, 06:52 PM

I can only add a few comments, First, it is not unusual to see an unmarked RAD officers buckle, the rules set forth a guideline that all RAD buckles were to be marked with the Makers Mark and year of manufacture, some heeded this while others did not, second, the configuration of the specimen you have shown is odd at best IMO, and here is why, you can see in the photos provided that ( your example ) is non conforming.

**sep1** · 08-06-2021, 06:56 PM

verdict? original or not

**sep1** · 08-06-2021, 07:01 PM

so copy?

**Gwar** · 08-06-2021, 07:01 PM

by sep1

verdict? original or not

Hard to say, stranger things have been seen, and on this Forum and others, there are a lot of these types that have been posted, I for one would have refrained from adding it to my collection when I collected RAD buckles exclusively.. G

**David North** · 08-07-2021, 05:09 AM

by sep1

...verdict? original or not...

In my opinion, not. Instead, a current generation fake that has been artificially aged and distressed in an attempt to deceive. Complete with the oddly placed and fixed belt size adjustment device which has distinctive claws, sometimes associated with this fake.

Regards and best wishes,

David