I believe you Ed and agree tagged buckles aren't all that rare. I missed the MAX last year and don't remember seeing these at this years SOS. My point here is you can't always judge age by condition. I know exactly where the above buckle spent it's time since 1945 and the tag on it actually looks newer to me than the one on the grip!
I'm still interested in facts or opinions as to whether they were originaly assembled this way.
Jim
