In all fairness to Tom, I have had and seen a couple of SA Hangers with square buckles over the years. My impression is that they were pre-regulation hangers and of private sources in the 1933-1934 period and not the standard SA Hanger we are used to seeing.
That being said, the source was directly from a US veteran, so I know they were period and on nice early SAs.
Ron Weinand
Weinand Militaria
PS: Dave, I have also seen early SS Hangers of the same background with square buckles.
