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I'll have another look! Cheers! Rob

HMMMMM......On my example it is split right close to the prongs...but I have a tombak buckle that shows no split....and possibly more.....Are you sure about the technology?? Cheers! Rob

The back....

Couple pics of the buckle itself...... Cheers! Rob

A couple days ago - I received a Bavarian 1895 pattern buckle to add to my collection. When looking at the prong bar - I noticed a similar "wire" attachment on the back.....It automatically made me think of this previous post so I thought I'd take some pics and post them here. Same maker? Who knows....maybe there were more than just one maker that used this technique. Cheers! Rob

I would think that there is no sleeve on the prong bar by the looks of it. I do see the wire that could have been used to keep the prongs on the bar during the solder. That is something that I've never seen .... but one must keep in mind that ww1 buckles were manufactured by many a firm and each one had it's own way of making these buckles. There are more variants when it comes to ww1 army buckles than there are when it comes to ww2 army buckles. Cheers! Rob

If you are thinking of the reverse cut prongs that we often see on reproductions, these aren't quite like that. I see what you mean about the cut on the end....but these aren't the same IMO. This buckle looks right to me. Rob

Hi! Yes....that does make sense....I never thought of the areas in the rear! Wild that they were still date stamping them that late into the war!! Very cool! Thanks for giving me that extra perspective! Cheers! Rob

I will add this though: there are one piece swatika SS armbands out there (armband would be called 2 piece construction). They were not all three piecers! I have one of these two piecer armbands. That said though - this armband is all wrong. Does NOT look anywhere near the early RZM examples that used that type of tag. Cheers! Rob

I can imagine there aren't too many of these in Venezuela!! Not a big deal that yours isn't stamped....I was just curious. Yes, yours must be pretty rare over there! Cheers! Rob

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Any date stamps in your example? Mine is dated 1916....one of the last to be made as the M16 helmet was introduced the same year! Cheers! Rob

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Nice Haube! I have one just like it - I'll post some pics for comparison! It won't be easy to fix up this example....but I think that it deserves a shot! It's a true piece of history! Cheers and good luck! Rob

Very cool pic...Love how the dogs are sitting up there with them - it's a wonder they were able to get them up there unless they came out a window.. Good shot of a nice katana and I love the helmets! Nice to see a colour pic too! Thanks for showing! Rob

Hello! No, the blade is unsigned. I believe the term is mumei.....could be wrong, I'm still learning! Thank you for the thumbs up! Now - if only I could get it to talk! Cheers! Rob

What a killer sword Brian! Absolutely first class....They don't get much better than this! And the condition for it's age is perfect! I love it! Thanks for showing bro! Rob

Looks good IMO..... Cheers! Rob

Cool Ben....Thanks for that info....I didn't know the Brownish colour was attributed to the late war JFS. Good to know! Thanks mucker! Rob

Hi! It's definitely a one piecer....These are tricky. First take on this one is that it's a good one. The stitiching looks good but closeups would be nice. These are considered late war type armbands. They go for about $65 I think. The three piece are the better type - earlier made and go for considerably more. You can find two piece examples as well. Hope that helps! Cheers! Rob

Hey Ben.....I thought the JFS buckles had a "brownish" type of prong assembly....that was what got me thinking it was a repro.....yes? No? You would know man - you're the army buckle pro! Rob

A picture of the inside would help greatly....the tinnie is a HJ tinnie. The armband looks to be late war one piece construction. A lot of reproduced pieces are one piecers. A look at the inside and the closeup of the stitching would help. Rob

And a most hearty to welcome to you as well John!! Rob

Hello John! Many thanks for your help...it is greatly appreciated! Paul buddy - no worries man - I would have read it from top to bottom! hahahaha Again many thanks! It means a lot to me! Rob

Cheers gang! Rob