Cracked Wing SS Buckle

[Dimas]

Dear colleagues, just been offered this buckle and bought it, not jet in the hands, but I think it's a "crawled wing" type? Why it has such a funny name - cracked wing?

[Ben Evans]

He means "Cracked Wing" Dimas

[kirby]

The photo is blurry I can’t see the crack. It should be across from the beak.

[ivanjoaquin]

Bad pics, I can see the crack with difficulty but I am no sure of this, may be an uncraked example?

[Dimas]

Finally got it, but can’t see the crack

[ivanjoaquin]

[kirby]

Looks much better in the new photos. Nice addition.

[Dimas]

Thank you guys. Seems not a common buckle. I have never owned such

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

#Why it has such a funny name - cracked wing?#

Because in the early 2000's this SS buckle, along with many others, did not have any name. So I started to give a different name to each model, a name based on a very particular feature of the buckle and which could quickly reference the buckle to collectors having an interest in this field. Twenty years after my own reference is still working and will remain unchanged until the maker of the buckle is revealed. I named a few with a French name (since I am French) when I was not able to find an English equivalent.

#Thank you guys. Seems not a common buckle. I have never owned such#

Indeed not so common but your model / variant you have is the most common of the three I referenced (see following link)

SS Buckles to collect: The ultimate list

[Kohima]

Well done, JP!
A temporary, descriptive name makes far more sense than all the ‘Type 1, Variant B, Option IV’ nonsense that is so prevalent, sometimes with more than one system running concurrently; merely muddying the waters.