July 10, 20224 yr #1 Is this a real or fake German belt buckle and also how can you tell if it is a original or fake.
July 10, 20224 yr #2 It is a fake Heer belt buckle. The red flags are: (1) sharply cut ends on the belt prongs on the back. (2) The catch is all wrong for period work. (3) An Army buckle should not have a NSDAP "RZM" maker marking. Three strikes and you are out!
July 10, 20224 yr Author #3 13 minutes ago, SARGE said: It is a fake Heer belt buckle. The red flags are: (1) sharply cut ends on the belt prongs on the back. (2) The catch is all wrong for period work. (3) An Army buckle should not have a NSDAP "RZM" maker marking. Three strikes and you are out! Ok thanks for clearing it out. I have seen a few photos of original army buckles with RZM stamps on them though I think it is rare.
July 10, 20224 yr #4 Listen to what Sarge said Army buckles were never never RZM marked they were not a party organization so there was no RZM control of their items.
July 10, 20224 yr #5 Definitely a bad buckle. The only Heer buckle I'm aware of that had an RZM mark is the "RZM M4/44," also seen on some Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine buckles.
July 10, 20224 yr #7 2 hours ago, SARGE said: It is a fake Heer belt buckle. The red flags are: (1) sharply cut ends on the belt prongs on the back. (2) The catch is all wrong for period work. (3) An Army buckle should not have a NSDAP "RZM" maker marking. Three strikes and you are out! Never say never, a very rare Paul Cramer / RZM M4/44 evaluated and genuine.. These types of buckles fool the newbies out A LOT ! All are fake as fake can be, easily identified by the reverse, buckles were never constructed this way, there are several more in this fake series, but you should get the hint, another sign of a modern fake is the telltale sign of this circle weldment, any buckle found like this is spurious at best, Regards, G
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