regiment739 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hi guys, yet another arrival today, this is a nice Prussian late war buckle probably dating around 1918 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Nice Ben , have you got any of the pre war Imperial buckles ,I used to collect them from the different states ? I think they were slightly larger then the WW1/2 types. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regiment739 Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Not yet Kenny, its on my "to get" list lol along with about 100 more!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regiment739 Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 I think they were slightly larger then the WW1/2 types. I think they were 50mm Kenny 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yes the 1880's had big pickelhaubes and big buckles, I used to get them in all the time but you hardly see either now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regiment739 Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Better pictures 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 The 1847 pattern buckle was larger, 55 mm I believe. It was replaced with a new pattern in 1895 (50 mm). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 correct. They were still re-issued during WW1 as can be seen in many photos. The guards regiments still wore them on the peacetime uniform. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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