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Yes...that '95 is super! The only thing that I see wrong with that buckle is that it isn't in MY collection! hahahaha.... I love that one! Super buckle! Rob

WOW....that is ODD! First time I see anything like that! Very cool indeed!!!! Rob

Hey Tom...nicely marked WW1 buckle you have there!! I can't recall that maker so I went through all my reference books and still can't find anything - mind you, my ref books are TR only. In any case...I think it's great! You don't see many ww1 buckles that are hallmarked! Thanks for showing! Cheers... Rob

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Here's a look at the brass example. Lots of wear on this one....but she's legit! Cheers! [attachmentid=50799]

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I have a couple of these Bavarian babies! One is in brass, the other is steel. Of course, the brass buckle is the older of the two. No markings but I like 'em nonetheless! Cheers! Rob Here's the steel one first.....you'll notice about 99% of the paint is gone... [attachmentid=50797]

Hey Joe! I think Gary was refering to mine which I sold about 2 weeks ago. It was also repaired in the same manner. You have a nice buckle there....I have one that is soooo salty, I should try to find another but I like it. Here's a pic of the RAD buckle I had....but since sold....sorry that I have only this one pic but you can clearly see the head of the nail on the bottom of the prong bar. Cheers... Rob [attachmentid=50791]

Nice buckle Tom!! Looks great! Ralph: I love the case! Very unique. I have an ashtray that has the roundel of a prussian buckle welded to it's base. Trench art is pretty cool! Thanks for showing boys! Rob

Dan Man! Glad you like it...you're so right about these getting harder to find! I was quite happy when I found this one. Have a good day buddy! CHeers Rob

Sounds good! I look forward to seeing more of your buckles! 30 eh? That's COOL! Cheers! Rob

Nice buckles. Your Hitler Youth buckle was manufactured in Ludenscheid by a very prominent buckle maker: Overhoff Company. Looks like this buckle is an early one by the looks of the stampings on the back. Your pebbled Heer buckle is also a nice specimen with still a lot of paint left to it (especially on the back). The maker is a harder to find manufacturer called Gebruder Gloerfeld, also of Ludenscheid. Their RZM code was M4/77. Now the bad news...I'm glad you have doubts on the RODO buckle because it is unfortunately a reproduction. The colour isn't right and the belt catch a big giveaway. The bend is correct but the material used isn't right....sorry 'bout that. You are bang on the money with the SA reproduction. These are ALWAYS marked M4/24 and you can tell again by the belt catch and poor detail that it is a repro. The ground dug buckle you found is in pretty decent shape considering it spent many years buried! Thanks for showing your buckles..... Cheers! Rob

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There have been a lot of ww1 buckles posted lately so I thought I'd show my Wurtemburger buckle. This buckle is much harder to come across when compared to other regular Prussian WW1 buckles. Thought you'd like to have a look at it! Cheers gang!! Rob [attachmentid=50621]

What a cool buckle! I think that is soooooo wicked! I've never seen anything like this before...How right you are about the larger portion of the prong bar being "under" rather "over" the buckle. This is such an interesting piece. Thanks for showing! Do you have any history behind this buckle? I have simply never seen a 50mm buckle like this! Fantastic! Cheers... Rob

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great buckle Dan! I too like the salty ones. I appreciate mint buckles as well but also like the "used" look on pieces as well....gives you the impression that it didn't sit in a footlocker during the whole war!! Here's my only steel WW1 buckle....in fact, this is the first buckle I ever purchased way back when! Cheers... Rob [attachmentid=50619]

Now that's a kick-ass buckle! I own a lot of buckles but unfortunately, none are unit marked! That buckle is just fantastic! Thanks for showing. It's great when you get some provenance from markings on a buckle like that! I love it! Cheers! Rob

Glad I could help out...I've been at this for a few years now....not too many though....always have room to learn as well....that's the great thing about forums like this! Everyone benefits! Cheers! Rob

Shoot....you are sooooo right Dan! My mistake...I collect German belt buckles but I have to say that my primary focus is TR....that being the case...I dropped the ball on this one! But you are right...this is the 1847 model! Thanks for clearing that up! Cheers man! Rob

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Hi! Nice buckle....unfortunately...I don't recognize it. That being the case, I can at least tell you that it isn't German. Sorry I can't be of any more help. Good luck with it and let us know if you find out where it comes from. As an addendum to my post on the 1895 buckle: I made a mistake!!! The above pictured buckle is not 1895...it's older (1880). The 1895 buckle is pictured below - which was used up to about 1916 when these brass buckles were then made of steel instead. That being the case, the first buckle showed is actually older - it's the 1880 pattern (used up to 1895). Cheers! Rob ps....here's the 1895 pattern: [attachmentid=50616]

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