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SS, OLT

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 01:51:07 +0000

One of the early fake SS buckles by English dealer Tony Oliver. Getting quite collectable in their own right.

Love the fact that the markings OLT 62637 stand for Tony's initials backwards and his phone number.

Fake RAD Buckles

Sat, 09 Nov 2019 01:43:23 +0000

Another member and myself recently had a discussion on RAD buckles and how some are faked. First introduced in early 36' the buckle replaced the old FAD variants and adapted a new uniform look, designed by Ergon Jantke who was already a fixture in Third Reich as the "Technical Advisor" for the RAD high command designing uniforms, insignia and other items. The buckle was described as having the "New" RAD emblem of a pointed shovel surrounded by five ears of corn in a circle with a pebbled field, no lettering was visible. The construction was a one piece die struck aluminum and there were several manufactures, the most prolific being in the Ludenscheid area ie; FW Assman, Richard Sieper & Sohns, Steinhaur & Luck, etc; etc;

SS officer buckle R.Z.M. M34/2 original or repro

Sat, 07 Sep 2019 19:09:38 +0000

Hi to all can you tell if this is original or repro thanks

The most common fake/fantasy buckle

Sat, 02 Apr 2016 22:31:36 +0000

This is probably the most common fake/fantasy buckle ever seen. Hardly a day goes by without someone asking if it's real or not. Oh how I wish they were all as easy as this to authenticate.
You see this with many different fronts, all wrong. The catch was never like this on ANY original buckle. Made in Poland I believe???