KM buckle

[WOODY]

This dropped through my letter box today, buckle is a J.F.S. type the buckle leather tab is marked J.Felix-Sohne gablonz.sudeten and dated 1942

[WOODY]

Buckle tab

[WOODY]

the black belt leather is a size 100 and is maker stamped JKH and dated 42 , there is also a eagle and M stamp on the belt leather

[Ben Evans]

Hi Woody and welcome, nice set you have there, I do like JFS buckles, I find the eagles quite characeristic:thumbup1: the KM mark on the tab is quite unusual, it has no eagle with it, I wonder if it was a light strike when they stamped the leather? No matter what nice overall belt and buckle :thumbup:

[WOODY]

: the KM mark on the tab is quite unusual, it has no eagle with it, I wonder if it was a light strike when they stamped the leather? No matter what nice overall belt and buckle :thumbup:



Ben,
I agree you would expect to see an eagle normally, maybe it was a light stamp??, it is defiantly deeper at the base on the "m" than at the top of the swastika

[Ben Evans]

Probably a light strike then Woody, quite a common occurence :biggrin:

[sscrooge]

looks good nice catch :thumbup1: rgds dave

[km-spain]

On KM equipment you can find two different depot control stamps, the usual eagle+M and the swastika+M into overstriked circles, so this is a more rare but 100% correct KM stamp.

Nice complete set you have there, is the fist time that I have seen a JFS KM buckle with teh leather tab, nice catch :thumbup1:.

[Ben Evans]

Thanks Eduardo, this is a first for me and I have been collecting buckles for years, there is always something to learn :thumbup1:

[JMB]

That looks like an awesome piece, nice find :thumbup:

[WOODY]

On KM equipment you can find two different depot control stamps, the usual eagle+M and the swastika+M into overstriked circles, so this is a more rare but 100% correct KM stamp.



Thanks for the extra info, the belt and buckle came in a job lot of items most were Navy items, i even got his hammocks!

what sort of value would such a belt and buckle have as its not really my field so have no idea?

Thanks for all who have commented
cheers
Gary

[Ben Evans]

what sort of value would such a belt and buckle have as its not really my field so have no idea?






Gary, I would say around $180 - $200 for the set, dealers would ask more but I think that is a fair price

[km-spain]

Ben I think that you buy so cheap, but WOODY if you are not interested in it I would take it for $200 now.

If you have any other KM item that want to sell here you have your man, let me know.