OK All-having been a collector of TR militaria since 1961, I don't consider myself an 'expert',
but I do feel my opinions and experience count for something. I have also acquired about ten SS EM belt buckles directly from WW2 vets over the years and have handled many more.
On a discussion like this, I would expect some proof or evidence that the item in discussion is fake, not just comments to that effect, period.
How about:
"Nobody has ever been known to get one of these directly from a veteran." OR

""A lot of these suddenly began appearing on the market about 15 years ago, when none had been seen before." OR

"The company which makes these is located in Vienna, Austria or Aurora, IL, USA." OR

ANYTHING which proves or supports the statements made above that the item is fake.
These are REASONS, not just dismissive statements.
The moderator of this forum stated a long time ago that original steel SS EM buckles were made by O&C, including elusive green versions, which he has requested to see.
If there is a real version of the one I posted I'm still waiting for somebody here to post images of it.