SS Buckles to collect: The ultimate list

[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Overhoff
RZM 36/42 SS Type 2

As previously stated, if you want to know more about differences in the two main Types of this marking (Type 1 and 3), please head to https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/for...ckles-in-depth

Type 2 presented here is extremely rare. Matter of fact I know only one example of this Type: this exact buckle. Once I thought it could be just a stamping error made at the factory but the stamping is also different that Type 1 and 3, disregarding this option.

Pictures are mine but I sold this buckle to Ric, WAF Forum Moderator.
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Overhoff
RZM 36/42 SS Type 3

As previously stated, if you want to know more about differences in the two main Types of this marking (Type 1 and 3), please head to https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/for...ckles-in-depth

Type 3 presented here is way scarcer than Type 1. almost 20 Type 1 for one Type 3.

Pictures are mine but I sold this buckle to Dan D.(USA) known as KC1 in this Forum
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Overhoff
RZM 36/43 SS

This is a very scarce marking attesting very few were made this year.

Pictures are mine but I sold this buckle to Thomas L. (France)
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Overhoff
RZM 36/44 SS

This is a rare marking since only very few were made in 1944 under RZM contract. One collector swear to me he saw in collection a mint 36/45 but I never saw or heard of one myself. Even if possible it will be unlikely due to regulations.

Pictures and buckle are from Ric, WAF Forum Moderator.
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Overhoff
OLC (within large diamond).

This is the only buckle I personally know with this marking (logo) and not de-nazified, attesting this marking was in use before the end of war. Even if there is a possibility that the center part could have been hammered then restored, it is obvious that this example was not de-nazified at the Overhoff factory as shown on the next buckle.

Pictures are from the owner of the buckle Marcelo T. (Brazil)
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Overhoff
OLC (Within large diamond)

This is the variant widely known with this marking. Buckle were de-nazified at factory after war to be sold as a regular buckle to be worn on a civilian belt. Some collectors are claiming this was a post war marking used by the Overhoff firm but at least the previous buckle does not enforce this idea.

Pictures are mine but I sold this buckle to Ric, WAF Forum Moderator.
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Overhoff
ges. gesch.

Marking on this late war SS buckle is so far unique. I did not had the buckle in hands but I do not have any reason to contest its originality.

Pictures and buckle are from Member Ivanjoaquin (Spain)
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Overhoff
Unmarked (Green finished + Silver finished (Several kinds))

The silver variant is the most common SS buckle a collector could find. But this variant also includes several sub-variants which highly have their place in a collection since more rarer to find than the classic silver

Common Silver finished

Pictures are mine but I sold this buckle to Slawomir M.(Poland)
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Overhoff
Unmarked (Green finished + Silver finished (Several kinds))

Scarce Unpainted Back (Back was only sprayed with primer)

Pictures are mine but I sold this buckle to Alessandro O. (Italy)
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[Jean Pierre Redeuilh]

Overhoff
Unmarked (Green finished + Silver finished (Several kinds))

Very scarce anodized variant

Buckle was mine but I sold few months ago this buckle to WAF Forum member CuriioRelic (USA). Unfortunately I lost my own pictures so I will use his instead
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