By Peter Nash

The German belt buckle has lengthy involved creditors. Now this complete colour quantity may help creditors to spot their buckles and stay away from procuring reproductions. they're going to additionally locate the way to date and establish brands marks. purely real buckles were used for representation, including all their blemishes other than the place famous. Obverse and opposite are proven in order that creditors could make direct comparability. All buckles are proven with costs in U.S. funds and Sterling. the costs point out either the low and high finish of the marketplace and feature been diligently researched. For the 1st time details at the early RZM marks is delivered to creditors and plenty of info of buckle building are awarded with comparisons among actual buckles and reproductions. most up-to-date reproductions are lined intimately. interval photographs and illustrations were used the place attainable to teach buckles in genuine use. a few 800 illustrations and photographs are used in the course of the booklet. New drawings of makers marks were ready and contain many no longer formerly documented.

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