regiment739 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 This buckle is a nice nickel over brass Prussian customs or Gendarmarie. I got this as I had never really seen a Prussian nickel buckle before 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Judging by the picture, I would say this buckle is made of iron, nickel-plated, and originally had a gilt finish, which has worn off, except for the silvered centre medallion. You can test this with a magnet to see if it is iron. It would therefore most likely be an early wartime buckle (1914/16) made of substitute metals, due to shortage of brass, copper and nickel, being therefore a Prussian army buckl.e. Customs wouldn't be wearing army pattern equipment. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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