(478) RARE, BELGIAN-MADE ( ca. 1944 ) HAND-EMBROIDERED
SILVER BULLION LSSAH "ADOLF HITLER" SS CUFFBAND.
This "variant" LSSAH OFFICER'S cuff
title is purported to have been produced by a firm in
Bourg-Leopold, Belgium, ca. 1944 ( Ref. "German Military Cuffbands; 1784-Present", by Gordon Williamson & Thomas McGuirl, Copyright 1998, published by Roger James Bender Publishing Co., PAGE 181 ). The
black wool-felt band measures 1.25 in. wide X 17.5 in. long, and has twisted aluminum cord
borders on each edge ( photo ). The Sutterlein-script style "Adolf Hitler" is centrally
hand-embroidered in "silver" ( aluminum ) wire bullion thread ( photo ), in a "mediocre" quality, in
contrast to the "official" German-made, hand-embroidered bullion, LSSAH OFFICER'S cuff
title ( photo ). Although not equal in quality to the German-made LSSAH OFFICER'S hand-embroidery, the
craftmanship is nonetheless far better than "crude". The verso of the cuffband is completely backed
with a black rayon material ( photo ), and both edges are folded-over to almost meet in the
midline, and then hand-sewn together with a black cotton thread "basting" stitch ( photo ). The
overall condition of this RARE, Belgian-made, "variant" LSSAH OFFICER'S cuffband is "Unused; MINT".
RARE, BELGIAN-MADE, HAND-EMBROIDERED SILVER-WIRE BULLION "ADOLF HITLER", LSSAH OFFICER'S CUFFBAND.
$1,995.00 ORDER
(452) EXTREMELY RARE, EARLY ( ca. 1936 ), HAND-EMBROIDERED
BULLION SS OFFICER'S SLEEVE EAGLE.
This VERY RARE, EARLY ( ca. 1936 ), ALLGEMEINE / SS-VT / WAFFEN-SS ( after 1939 ) SS
OFFICER'S sleeve eagle is of a UNIQUE design, with the eagle's head NOT seperated from it's
chest, and elevated above the level of the eagle's shoulders ( photo ). Also, the eagle's
wings are slightly thinner, and longer, than those on later pattern SS sleeve
eagles. The early-style SS eagle is meticulously hand-embroidered in aluminum wire
bullion thread, with black cotton thread accents, upon a black wool felt backing. The
verso is covered with a black cotton muslin, and has a "BeVo" SS / RZM cloth tag, with
the maker's code ( 38 ), and the year, 1936 ( photo ). Although, this particular
example appears to have been removed from a uniform and still has some black cotton
threads loosely attached to it, the overall condition grades as VERY GOOD ++.
N.B. This very early-design SS OFFICER'S sleeve eagle would have been worn on the left upper sleeve
of the ALLGEMEINE-SS OFFICER'S, double-breasted, black MESS DRESS jacket, and later-on, on the SS-VT and
WAFFEN-SS officers' uniforms. ( See attached photo of the notorious SS Obergruppenfuehrer, REINHARD HEYDRICH, wearing
this style of sleeve eagle on his gray-green tunic in 1941 ).
VERY RARE, EARLY ( ca. 1936 ), HAND-EMBROIDERED BULLION SS OFFICER'S SLEEVE EAGLE WITH BEVO SS / RZM TAG.
$1,600.00 ORDER
(451) VERY RARE, SS-VT
OFFICER'S, HAND-EMBROIDERED SLEEVE EAGLE.
This so-called "straight-wing" version
of an SS-VT OFFICER'S sleeve eagle is meticulously hand embroidered in aluminum wire
bullion, with black cotton thread accents, upon a GRAY-GREEN wool felt backing. The verso
is covered with ( faded ) black tissue paper. The eagle does not appear to have been
sewn-on a uniform, and grades in EXCELLENT ++, to NEAR MINT condition.
VERY RARE, FIRST PATTERN, ALUMINUM WIRE BULLION SS-VT OFFICER'S SLEEVE EAGLE, ON "FELDGRAU" BACKING.
$1,550.00 ORDER
(450) VERY RARE, FIRST
PATTERN, HAND-EMBROIDERED BULLION SS OFFICER'S SLEEVE EAGLE.
This so-called "straight wing" type, first
pattern, SS OFFICER'S sleeve eagle is meticulously hand-embroidered in aluminum wire
bullion, with black cotton thread detailing, upon a black wool felt backing, which is covered
with gray tissue paper. The eagle appears to have been removed from a uniform, but is in
overall VERY GOOD ++ condition.
VERY RARE, FIRST PATTERN, BULLION SS OFFICER'S SLEEVE EAGLE.
$1,350.00 ORDER
(445) THIRD SS-PANZERGRENADIER
REGIMENT ( LATIN SCRIPT "DEUTSCHLAND" ) FLAT SILVER WIRE OFFICER'S CUFF BAND.
This "flatwire" Waffen-SS
OFFICER'S cuff band is the "second-type", or so-called "block-letter" design ( ca. 1943 ) with the title "DEUTSCHLAND" executed
in Latin script ( photo ). The "salt & pepper" verso, and black-silk covering on the reverse of
the title, characteristic of this style of manufacture, are present ( photo ). The proper, seven-strand, silver
wire borders are in good condition ( photo ). This example measures 16.75 inches in length, and was probably
glued in a scrapbook at some time, as there are traces of OLD glue on the verso. The overall
condition of this W-SS Panzergrenadier Regiment "DEUTSCHLAND" OFFICER'S sleeve band is VERY GOOD PLUS.
LATIN SCRIPT "DEUTSCHLAND", 3RD SS-PANZERGRENADIER REGIMENT OFFICER'S FLAT SILVER WIRE CUFF BAND.
$2,550.00 ORDER
(313) MINT SLOWAKIE(SLOVAKIA) BEVO SLEEVE SHIELD.
This is a mint, unissued National sleeve shield for Slovakia with the German spelling
of SLOWAKIE. The shield consists of a white cross on a red and blue field with the borders in white. The name SLOWAKIE runs across the top in blue.(Photo).
The shield was produced but as far as known, never issued.
Shield is the typical Bevo-Wuppertal weave.
AN ORIGINAL AND EXTREMELY RARE SLEEVE SHIELD
$750.00 ORDER
(315) MINT YBB UKRAINE BEVO SLEEVE SHIELD.
This is a mint, unissued sleeve shield for the Ukrainian Liberation Army(
Ukrainske Vyzvolne Visysko or U.V.V.). The shield consists of a yellow and blue field with the Ukrainian trident symbol, which is surmounted by the letters in cyrillic U.V.V.( they resemble the Latin Y.B.B.)(Photo).
Shield is the typical Bevo-Wuppertal weave.
A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF A MINT UNISSUED SHIELD
$275.00 ORDER
(327) ORIGINAL & MINT, MACHINE WOVEN(BEVO) ESTONIAN NATIONAL SLEEVE SHIELD(ESTLAND).
Beautiful and RARE Machine-Woven Bevo sleeve shield for Estonian volunteers produced by the Bevo-Wuppertal firm in Germany.
This style shield was never worn but definately produced as part of a series of Foreign sleeve shields. Shield consists of a Golden-yellow background with 3 lions in Navy-Blue. The word ESTLAND(German form) surmounts the shield in Navy-Blue. Shield is bordered in white. This is a very rare piece and usually found in advanced collections.
A MINT AND RARE SHIELD
$750.00 ORDER
(439) FULL LENGTH, MINT, OFFICER
PATTERN-BEVO CUFF BAND "THEODOR EICKE".
The "Theodor Eicke" commemorative
SS cuff title was introduced in March, 1943, for wear by officers and men of the THIRD SS-TOTENKOPF REGIMENT, following
the death of the SS-General, and "founder" of the infamous DACHAU concentration camp. This ORIGINAL,"THEODOR EICKE" SS cuff
band is the so-called OFFICER-type "BeVo" weave, with the BRIGHT, silvery-white lettering and borders ( photo ), and
the "salt & pepper" verso ( photo ). The cuff title is full-length, measuring 19 inches ( photo ). Both ends are factory
machine-sewn ( photo ), with one end having the "BEVO-WUPPERTAL" maker's name. The overall condition of this
RARE, OFFICER'S-PATTERN, 3rd SS death's head regiment cuff band is "Unused; virtually MINT".
VERY RARE, MINT, OFFICER'S "BEVO" TYPE CUFF BAND FOR THE THIRD SS-TOTENKOPF REGT. ( "THEODOR EICKE" ).
$4,500.00 ORDER
(438) ORIGINAL, FIELD-MADE, WW II
LITHUANIAN ( WEHRMACHT ) VOLUNTEER SLEEVE SHIELD.
This is an unquestionably
ORIGINAL, "PERIOD-field-made" sleeve shield for a LITHUANIAN volunteer, serving in the WW II German Wehrmacht. The
escutcheon-shaped sleeve insignia is hand-made, and consists of diagonal stripes of RED, YELLOW, and GREEN
cloth, above which is a separate, horizontal black cloth strip, with "LIETUVA" machine-embroidered in
white thread ( photo ). The verso is very interesting in that the black cloth strip has the letters "LIE..." still
visible on the cut-end ( photo ), which would indicate that it was definitely "cut-from-a-roll". This ULTRA-RARE, LITHUANIAN
Wehrmacht volunteer sleeve shield was most likely "worn", and removed from a tunic. The overall condition is "Used, removed
from a uniform; VERY GOOD PLUS".
N.B. Wehrmacht, and especially Waffen-SS, foreign volunteers from the Baltic states ( Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia ) were treated
harshly after the end of the war, because their homelands were under Soviet occupation until the early 1990's. Consequently, any
Wehrmacht, or Waffen-SS, "foreign volunteer" insignia from these states THAT WAS ACTUALLY WORN is VERY RARE!
NOTE: This ACTUAL, ultra-rare, field-made, Lithuanian Wehrmacht volunteer sleeve shield is color-pictured on page 345 of the
book, "UNIFORMS AND TRADITIONS OF THE GERMAN ARMY", by Angolia and Schlitt, copyright 1986, published by Roger James
Bender. The color photo is credited to George Peterson, in whose collection the shield was at the time of publication.
VERY RARE, ORIGINAL, PERIOD-FIELD-MADE, WW II LITHUANIAN ( WEHRMACHT ) VOLUNTEER SLEEVE SHIELD.
$895.00 ORDER
(437) RARE, ORIGINAL, WAFFEN-SS
GENERAL'S ( GRUPPENFUEHRER'S ) "SCREWBACK" COLLAR TAB.
This is a
1942-1945 pattern WAFFEN-SS general's collar tab for the rank of an SS-GRUPPENFUEHRER ( Lieutenant-General ), and
is constructed of black VELVET, on a metal frame, with three hand-embroidered ALUMINUM wire
bullion oakleaves, and one ALUMINUM wire bullion "pip" ( photo ). A remnant of the original "SS / RZM" paper
tag ( probably an "F" code ) is still present on the verso. The metal frame has four threaded
screw posts, with three of the original brass nuts present ( photo ). There is some light corrosion
of the screw posts, but the overall condition of this FINE example is still "EXCELLENT PLUS".
FINE, ORIGINAL, WAFFEN-SS GRUPPENFUEHRER'S REMOVEABLE ( "SCREWBACK" ) COLLAR TAB.
$1,550.00 ORDER
(436) ORIGINAL, WAFFEN-SS "BRIGADEFUEHRER'S" ( BRIGADIER-GENERAL'S ) "SCREWBACK" COLLAR
TAB.
This 1942-1945 pattern SS brigadier general's collar tab
is constructed of black VELVET, on a metal frame, with three hand-embroidered ALUMINUM
wire bullion oakleaves, and ALUMINUM bullion piping ( photo ). Inspection of the verso
reveals a beige-colored bucrum backing, and four threaded screw posts, with three of
the original brass nuts still present ( photo ). The condition is "EXCELLENT".
ORIGINAL, WAFFEN-SS "BRIGADEFUEHRER'S" REMOVEABLE ( "SCREWBACK" ) COLLAR TAB.
$1,250.00 ORDER
(435) ORIGINAL, "SCREWBACK", WAFFEN-SS OBERFUEHRER'S
COLLAR TAB.
This 1942-1945 pattern, WAFFEN-SS "OBERFUEHRER'S" collar tab
is constructed of black VELVET, over a metal frame, with two, meticulously hand-embroidered, ALUMINUM
wire bullion oakleaves, with ALUMINUM bullion twisted cord piping ( photo ). The verso still
has the original "F" code paper SS / RZM tag ( photo ). There are four screw posts, with brass nuts, on
the verso. There is some corrosion of the screw posts, but the overall condition
of this very "hard-to-find" rank WAFFEN-SS "general's" collar tab is still "EXCELLENT PLUS".
ORIGINAL, VERY SCARCE, WAFFEN-SS OBERFUEHRER'S ( "SCREWBACK" ) REMOVEABLE COLLAR TAB.
$1,350.00 ORDER
(434) ORIGINAL, WAFFEN-SS SECOND
LIEUTENANT'S ( UNTERSTURMFUEHRER'S ) "CAMOUFLAGE" SLEEVE INSIGNIA.
This rank
insignia for a WAFFEN-SS "Untersturmfuehrer" ( 2nd lieutenant ) was intended for wear on
the upper sleeve of any Waffen-SS CAMOUFLAGE battle dress uniform ( e.g. the pullover smock or the M44 camouflage tunic ). The
GREEN-ON-BLACK printed rayon insignia measures 4.375 inches X 1.75 inches ( photo ). This
example was cut from a roll, and appears to be unused. Overall "Unused; EXCELLENT" condition
with one very light ( water ) stain.
ORIGINAL, PRINTED SLEEVE INSIGNIA FOR A WAFFEN-SS UNTERSTURMFUEHRER-RANK CAMOUFLAGE SMOCK OR TUNIC.
$95.00 ORDER
(427) EARLY, "SS-WACHTSTURMBANN DACHAU", OFFICER'S COLLAR
TAB; STILL SEWN-ON A RIGHT UNIFORM LAPEL.
This is a right side SS collar
tab for an Allgemeine SS OFFICER in the "SS-WACHTSTURMBANN DACHAU", or the "DACHAU" concentration
camp GUARD REGIMENT ( ca. 1933-1936 ). This right-side collar tab features a large "D", constucted of
three rows of ALUMINUM wire bullion, which are expertly "couching-stitched" onto a black wool
felt parallelogram ( photo ). The collar tab itself is bordered, or "piped", with twisted
ALUMINUM bullion cord, and sewn to a crudely-cut section of a black, ribbed wool "tricot" SS ( OFFICER'S ) uniform
lapel ( photo ). The upper portion of the uniform lapel is piped with a twisted ALUMINUM
bullion cord ( photo ). The condition of the "D" collar tab itself is EXCELLENT, and the
crudely-excised remnant of the right SS OFFICER'S uniform lapel can best be described: " It is what it is".
RARE, EARLY ( ca. 1933-36 ), "SS-WACHTSTURMBANN DACHAU" OFFICER'S COLLAR TAB, ON A UNIFORM LAPEL REMNANT.
$2,500.00 ORDER
Collar Obverse Collar Reverse Collar detail Reverse 1 Collar Detail Reverse 2
(425) VERY RARE, ORIGINAL, "BEVO", GREEN
CAMOUFLAGE, SS CAP SKULL.
This GREEN CAMOUFLAGE cloth SS cap skull is the
machine-woven "BeVo" type, and has been "folded-over", and previously sewn-on a cap ( photo ). The condition
is "Used, removed from a cap; VERY GOOD ++".
VERY RARE, ORIGINAL, GREEN CAMOUFLAGE, "BEVO" SS CAP SKULL INSIGNIA.
$995.00 ORDER
(421) 5TH WAFFEN-SS PANZER
DIVISION ( "VIKING" ) OFFICER'S CUFF TITLE; FLAT SILVER WIRE MACHINE-EMBROIDERED.
This
RARE Waffen-SS cuff band, for an OFFICER of the 5TH SS PANZER DIVISION ( "VIKING" ), is the
so-called "flat silver wire" type of manufacture ( photo ). This example appears to have
been removed from a tunic, but is nonetheless "full-length"; measuring 17.5 inches
long ( photo ). The verso has the typical "salt & pepper" appearance ( photo ), and the
customary black silk covering on the reverse of "Wiking" ( photo ). The seven-strand, silver
wire borders are in generally good condition ( photo ),but there is a 1/4 inch long "snag" on
the superior border. However, the overall condition of this hard-to-get "Wiking" SS Division
OFFICER'S cuff band still grades "Used, VERY GOOD PLUS, to LOW EXCELLENT".
MACHINE EMBROIDERED, FLAT SILVER
WIRE, 5TH SS PZ. DIV. ( "VIKING" DIVISION ) OFFICER'S-PATTERN CUFF BAND.
$3,975.00 ORDER
(415) ULTRA-RARE, SS
TOTENKOPFVERBAENDE ( "OBERBAYERN" ) OFFICER'S SHOULDER BOARD.
This
single SS-Totenkopfverbaende OFFICER'S shoulder board was for wear on the right tunic shoulder
of an SS Death's Head ( Totenkopf ), or "OBERBAYERN" officer from the rank of Untersturmfuehrer, up
to, and including, Hauptsturmfuehrer. The shoulder board itself is constructed of six rows of
twisted ALUMINUM bullion cord, sewn on a black wool felt covered, thin steel plate ( photo ). There
is a roughly half-cap-skull-size, three dimensional "grinning skull", or SS Death's Head, insignia ( photo ), snugly
attached to the shoulder board by means of two SPLIT flat, non-magnetic, metal prongs ( photo ). The
metal skull is well-detailed, non-magnetic, and appears to be made of "CUPREL" ( photo ). The verso
has a 1937-dated, cloth "BeVo" SS / RZM tag, which is MACHINE-SEWN to the black wool felt backing ( photo ). The "Cuprel" skull
has some surface oxidation ( photo ), but the overall condition of this ultra-rare piece of SS-TV insignia is "Unused; Excellent
plus, to NEAR MINT".
N.B. Only two other examples are known to exist in collections worldwide!
RARE, SS TOTENKOPFVERBAENDE ( "OBERBAYERN" ) OFFICER'S
SHOULDER BOARD W / METAL DEATH'S HEAD.
Price upon request ORDER SOLD
(412) WAFFEN-SS
PANZERGRENADIER REGIMENT "NORDLAND" FLAT SILVER WIRE MACHINE EMBROIDERED CUFF TITLE.
This
RARE, WAFFEN-SS cuff title is the machine-woven, FLAT SILVER WIRE ( OFFICER'S ) pattern, and
appears to have been removed from a tunic ( photo ). It was intended for wear by an OFFICER
attached to the SS "NORDLAND" Panzergrenadier Regiment ( a part of the 5th SS Pz. Division, or "WIKING" DIVISION ).
The cufftitle is 16 inches long ( photo ), and has the typical "salt & pepper" appearance
on its verso. The reverse of the "Nordland" title is covered with a black faux
silk, or rayon material ( photo ). There is a mild amount of surface wear to the metallic
silver "Nordland" itself ( photo ), and a moderate amount of wear to both of the seven-strand, silver
wire borders ( photo ). However, there are NO rips, or tears, and this VERY RARE SS
OFFICER'S cuff band has a definite "salty" look and "character". The overall condition
grades "Used ( removed from a uniform ); VERY GOOD".
N.B. The "NORDLAND" PzGr. Regiment was
comprised mostly of Norwegian and other Scandanavian SS Freiwilliger ( "volunteers" ), and
achieved great notoriaty in the BATTLE OF BERLIN ( April 15-May 2, 1945 ) by putting up a
fanatical defense against the Red Army, and, as a result, was almost entirely wiped-out. This
accounts, in part, for the EXTREME RARITY of any artifacts associated with the "Nordland" SS Panzergrenadier
Regiment.
VERY RARE, MACHINE
EMBROIDERED, FLAT SILVER WIRE, WAFFEN SS "NORDLAND" REGIMENT OFFICER'S CUFF TITLE.
$3,650.00 ORDER
(411) ULTRA-RARE, 5TH
WAFFEN SS-PANZER DIVISION ( "WIKING" ) OFFICER'S HAND-EMBROIDERED BULLION COLLAR TAB.
This
Waffen-SS collar tab was intended for wear by an OFFICER of the 5TH SS PANZER DIVISION ( "WIKING" ). Made sometime
after March 3, 1943, and probably never "issued", this collar tab displays the profile of
an ancient Nordic viking ship, nicely hand-embroidered in SILVER WIRE bullion thread, upon
black wool felt ( photo ). The verso shows a beige-colored bucrum type of backing ( photo ), and has
the typical Dachau SS Clothing Depot style of construction. As would be expected, this
AUTHENTIC, RARE example shows no signs of ever having been sewn-on and is in "Unused, NEAR-MINT
condition".
RARE, ORIGINAL, 5TH
SS PANZER DIVISION ( "VIKING" ) OFFICER'S COLLAR TAB; IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.
$3,500.00 ORDER
(367) VERY RARE,
FULL-LENGTH, "San.-Abt. XXXXIII" ( "SANITAETS-ABTEILUNG 43" ) ALLGEMEINE SS CUFF TITLE; IN
UNUSED, NEAR MINT CONDITION, WITH A PAPER RZM TAG.
This VERY RARE,
ALLGEMEINE SS cuff title has the SS unit designation, "San.-Abt. XXXXIII" ( SS Medical Detachment 43 )
meticulously and expertly hand-embroidered, in SILVER WIRE bullion, on a standard, RZM weave
cuffband, with double, 7-strand, SILVER WIRE borders ( photo ). Both ends are machine-sewn ( photo ),
and there is a "B" code, SS / RZM paper tax stamp, on the verso of one end ( photo ). The ORIGINAL,
black moire SILK backing is still present on the verso of the embroidered portion.
This RARE, ALLGEMEINE SS sleeveband is FULL-LENGTH ( approximately 17 inches ), and in PERFECT,
NEAR MINT condition.
VERY RARE,
FULL-LENGTH, "San.-Abt. XXXXIII" ( "SANITAETS-ABTEILUNG 43" ) ALLGEMEINE SS CUFF TITLE.
$2,900.00 ORDER
Cufftitle Obverse Cufftitle Reverse Cufftitle Bullion Detail 1 Cufftitle Bullion Detail 2
(366) FULL-LENGTH,
HAND-EMBROIDERED SILVER WIRE BULLION, "ADOLF HITLER" ( LSSAH ) SS SLEEVEBAND,
IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.
This ORIGINAL,
"LEIBSTANDARTE ADOLF HITLER", SS cuff title is FULL-LENGTH ( about 16 inches ), with machine-sewn
ends ( photo ). "ADOLF HITLER" is meticulously hand-embroidered in SILVER WIRE bullion thread, in
"Sutterlein" script, on the standard RZM weave cuff band, with a double, seven-strand, silver wire
border ( photo ). The condition of this VERY FINE example of the officer-grade LSSAH cufftitle is
"unused", NEAR MINT.
FULL-LENGTH,
HAND-EMBROIDERED SILVER WIRE BULLION, "ADOLF HITLER" ( LSSAH ) SS SLEEVEBAND,
IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.
$2,750.00 ORDER
Cufftitle Obverse Cufftitle Reverse Cufftitle Reverse Detail
(368) MINT,
UNUSED, "BeVo", SS ENLISTED MAN'S RUNIC COLLAR TAB.
This
Waffen-SS enlisted man's right collar tab has the twin, machine-embroidered, "BeVo" type,
mouse-GREY SS runes, on a black cotton parallelogram ( photo ), with a nice "stiff " white
cheesecloth backing ( photo ). The condition is "unused", MINT.
MINT,
UNUSED, "BeVo", SS ENLISTED MAN'S RUNIC COLLAR TAB.
$495.00 ORDER
(353) VERY RARE,
ORIGINAL, MACHINE-EMBROIDERED SS PANZER BERET SKULL ("TOTENKOPF").
This
ORIGINAL, SS PANZER BERET patch has a VERY DISTINCTIVE and UNIQUE "Totenkopf", or "death's head",
machine-embroidered in grey thread, on a black wool backing. This UNIQUE, almost impossible-to-find,
piece of SS cloth insignia was worn EXCLUSIVELY on the elite SS PANZER black wool beret, immediately
below an equally distinctive, long-wing-span, SS style, grey-on-black, machine-embroidered eagle and
swastika emblem. The SS PANZER beret was authorized for wear by SS armored car, or tank personnel,
for only two years, 1938-1940, and was discontinued after 1940. Although a very smart-looking piece
of SS headgear, the tanker's beret and its accompanying padded crash helmet, like the HEER Panzer
beret, was found to be almost useless in preventing head wounds, and proved to be very impractical
in a combat environment. This example is in slightly "used", EXCELLENT condition.
GUARANTEED to be 100%
ORIGINAL, pre-1941, manufacture, with a 30 day "inspection" period.
$2,500.00 ORDER
(357) VERY RARE, AUTHENTIC, PRINTED,
"FREIES ARABIEN" SLEEVE SHIELD
This printed, or silk-screened,
version of this VERY SCARCE, WW II German "foreign volunteer" sleeve patch was worn on the
upper right sleeve of the ( tropical ) uniform tunic by members of the "LEGION FREIES ARABIEN"
( "Legion for a Free Arabia" ). This "foreign volunteer" unit was formed in 1942, using Arab
volunteers recruited from North Africa, at the suggestion of the strongly anti-British Grand
Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin el-Hussaini. The "LEGION FREIES ARABIEN", or "LFA", fought with the
"DEUTSCHE AFRIKAKORPS" ( "DAK" ) in North Africa, and was also engaged in
anti-partisan fighting in the Balkans, and Caucasus. This particular printed version of this
RARE sleeve patch was clearly previously sewn-on a uniform ( photo ), and has one tiny hole
( photo ), but the colors are still strong. The overall condition grades as VERY GOOD. This
particular badge was purchased from a thirty year old collection, and is GUARANTEED to be
AUTHENTIC, pre-May, 1945, manufacture.( Of course, the patch is UV light [ "blacklight" ]NEGATIVE! ).
VERY RARE, AUTHENTIC, PRINTED,
"FREIES ARABIEN" SLEEVE SHIELD
$750.00 ORDER
(358) VERY RARE, ORIGINAL,
"LEGION FREIES INDIEN" VOLUNTEER SLEEVE PATCH.
This VERY RARE, WW II
German army "foreign volunteer" insignia is PRINTED, or "silk-screened", on a white muslin material
and depicts a leaping tiger superimposed upon the tricolor ( orange, white, and green ) Indian flag.
The "LEGION FREIES INDIEN", or "INDISCHE FREIWILLIGER INFANTERIE REGIMENT 950" was created in August,
1942, chiefly from disaffected Indian soldiers of the British Indian Army, captured by the Axis in
North Africa. Many, if not most, of the Indian "volunteers" who "switched sides" to fight with the
German Army, against their British "colonial oppressors", were strongly nationalistic supporters of
the exiled, anti-British, former president of the Indian National Congress, Chandra Bose.
Although this patch certainly "shows its age", the colors are still bright and vivid, and the detail
is sharp. The overall condition of the patch is EXCELLENT. This actual patch was purchased as a part
of a thirty-year-old "foreign volunteer" collection, and is GUARANTEED to be AUTHENTIC, pre-May,
1945 manufacture. ( Of course, the patch is UV light [ "blacklight" ]NEGATIVE! ).
VERY RARE, ORIGINAL,
"LEGION FREIES INDIEN" VOLUNTEER SLEEVE PATCH.
$650.00 ORDER
(352) "ONE-OF-A-KIND",
VET P/U (1995), AUTHENTIC CONCENTRATION CAMP "KaPo" ARMBAND.
I personally
purchased this UNIQUE, EXTREMELY RARE armband DIRECTLY from the USA 6th Armored Division veteran's
widow in 1995, at my "buying show" or "hotel sweep", at the Crystal Lake, IL Holiday Inn, along with
many other assorted armbands, SS cloth insignia, several K98 bayonets, a K98 rifle, two SA daggers,
one HJ Fahrtenmesser, et al, and also a MINT, ORIGINAL, Afrikakorps OFFICER'S M41 hat, which was sold
by my "buying show" partner, at the "MAX" show several years ago. A few days after purchasing it in
the above "veteran's lot", my "buying show" partner ( and good friend ) and I ( relunctately ) sold
the armband to the late William B. Turner III, for his very generous cash offer; thereby precluding
any disagreement between my good friend and I about who should be allowed to "keep" the piece for his
collection. Since my long-time friend and I purchased the armband DIRECTLY from the Patton's Third
Army veteran's widow in 1995, the piece has "changed hands" several times, but has always fortunately
remained in the Chicagoland area, and I personally know every collector who has owned, or actually
physically possessed the armband since I owned ( actually "one-half" ) the piece in 1995! And, of
course, I can attest to the fact that the armband has not been abused, damaged, or altered, in any
way, over the course of the previous ten years! It is, ABSOLUTELY, POSSITIVELY, the VERY SAME
"KaPo" armband that I originally shared co-ownership of a decade ago! The ORIGIN, and PROVENANCE,
of this UNIQUE, VET-ACQUIRED, KZ-"blockleader's" armband is UNASSAILABLE!
The armband itself is very cheaply, and somewhat "crudely", constructed of a 9.5 in. X 3.75 in. piece of
a coarse, faintly ribbed, black, linen-like material ( photo ), The Gothic style "Kapo" is
hand-painted ( or perhaps "stenciled-on" ) using what appears to be off-white "TEMPRA" paint ( photo ).
There is a 1.67 in. diameter circle, also in "TEMPRA" paint, which has an ( illegible ) SS
"authentication" ink stamp applied to it, on the lower right side of the band ( photo ). Below the
Gothic "Kapo", is painted the following: "L.O. 3/I", the meaning of which is not known to me. Some
knowledgable collectors and historians have offered various opinions as to the possible meaning of
these letters/numbers. Some observers have opined that the "L" could stand for "Lager", and the "O"
could stand for "Oranienburg", or "Ohrdruf" ( the names of two fairly well known concentration camps );
while the "3/I" could indicate a camp "work section", or perhaps an inmates' "barracks" number.
All of the
painted surfaces have "cracked" over the last sixty years, producing the noticible "mosaic" appearance
seen in the pics ( photo ). It is interesting to note that the piece is actually NOT an "armband" per
se, in that it was obviously not made to be "slipped-on", but rather to be pinned on, or "tacked-on"
with thread, to the sleeve of a concentration camp "blockleader". It is also rather obvious that
unfortunate poor devils who were "KaPo's" in a KZ, were not even afforded the "convenience", or the
"luxury", if you will, of a completely circumferential "armband", which could be more easily put-on
or taken off! Also, it is known fact that the SS concentration camp administration worked within a
very strict Draconian, and inhumane "budget" when it came to the cost of incarcerating, "feeding"
( about 400-500 calories/day per each "regular" inmate ), and clothing their victims. And, of course,
since all raw materials, including the textiles allotted for KZ
prisoners, were carefully rationed and accounted for in each camp's annual budget, it is obvious that
this type of "incomplete armband" construction would conserve their allottment of cloth. Even though
the number of "KaPo's", even in a large concentration camp, would probably only number in the hundreds,
this "economical" way of producing the arm insignia needed to identify a "KaPo", would still result in
saving hundreds of yards of material per year, within the entire concentration camp system. So, despite
the fact that "KaPo's" colluded with their SS captors in administering every "KZ", and enjoyed better
food rations and quarters than their charges, they still weren't deemed by the SS to be worth the extra
cost of providing them with a traditional type of "armband".
N.B. Since many, if not most, "KaPo's", were either killed immediately by other prisoners upon a concentration camp's "liberation", or fled well before "liberation", any vestiges of their "insignia", or camp garb are, consequently, almost non-existant!
This is THE ONLY authentic example of a KZ-"KaPo" sleeve band that I know to exist in the world today, although I suspect that The National Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington, DC, may own one; it will probably never be displayed to museum visitors, for many reasons, which should be readily apparent to any student of The Holocaust.
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(350) SS ENLISTED
MAN'S "BeVo" RUNIC COLLAR PATCH.
This ORIGINAL, "BeVo" type,
SS O.R.'S collar tab has the paired white sigrunes on black cotton( photo ), on a white
cheesecloth backing ( photo ). The condition is "used", EXCELLENT. A nice, unquestionable example!
SS ENLISTED
MAN'S "BeVo" RUNIC COLLAR PATCH.
$450.00 ORDER
(332) NEAR MINT,
FULL-LENGTH, HAND EMBROIDERED, SILVER BULLION "ADOLF HITLER" SS CUFFBAND, WITH TWO
PAPER "RZM" TAGS.
This unused,
"ADOLF HITLER" SS cuff title is approximately 16 inches in length, with
machine-sewn ends ( photo ). The protective black, moire silk
backing is missing from the reverse ( photo ). There is a "B" code
RZM paper tag on one end ( photo ); and an "F" code paper tag on the
opposite end ( photo ). The black, "RZM style" cuffband has double,
seven-strand, silver wire borders ( photo ), and the silver wire
bullion "Adolf Hitler" is meticulously hand embroidered in
Sutterlein script ( photo ). EXTRA-FINE, 100% original example
in TOP, NEAR MINT condition!
A CLASSIC, EXTRA HIGH QUALITY,
HAND EMBROIDERED "Adolf Hitler" SS CUFF TITLE.
$3000.00 ORDER
(329) ORIGINAL MACHINE EMBROIDERD SS STYLE FINNISH NATIONAL SLEEVE SHIELD.
Very nice conditioned sleeve shield for Finnish volunteers in the Waffen SS. This is the SS style sleeve shield depicting a white lion holding a sword on a black background.
Shield is machine-embroidered white thread on a black wool base.
A TOUGH SHIELD TO FIND
$550.00 ORDER
(300) ORIGINAL & MINT, MACHINE-EMBROIDERED
SS DUTCH NATIONAL SLEEVE SHIELD.
This is a fine mint condition Dutch national sleeve
shield worn by members of the 23rd Friewilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "NEDERLAND". This example is of the German-made,
final pattern sleeve shield Consisting of 3 horizontal bars, Orange, White and Blue on a black background(Photo).
The reverse of the shield has the correct white stiching base.
UNUSED AND IN MINT CONDITION
$150.00 ORDER
(301) ORIGINAL & MINT, MACHINE-EMBROIDERED SS ESTONIAN NATIONAL SLEEVE SHIELD.
A very minty and unused example of the Estonian national sleeve shield worn by members of the 20th Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS(Estnische Nr. 1).
This is the German-made pattern consisting of 3 horizontal bars - Blue, Black and White on a Black wool base(Photo). Shield has the correct white stiching on the reverse as is the norm with all German-made shields of this style.
A FINE PIECE IN MINT CONDITION
$80.00 ORDER
(302) ORIGINAL & MINT, MACHINE-EMBROIDERED SS CROATIAN NATIONAL SLEEVE SHIELD.
This is a beautiful example of the Croatian national sleeve shield worn by members of the 13th Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS "Handschar". The shield, consisting of a red & white checkerboard pattern(Photo) was autorized for wear on the right center sleeve but this was ignored, and was commonly worn on the
left sleeve just below the sleeve eagle. This style sleeve shield is the more desirable of the two styles of German-made shields. The other shield being one with scalloped sides and top. The Shield, of course, has the correct white stiching on the reverse as is the norm with all German-made SS sleeve shields.
A FINE MINT EXAMPLE
$150.00 ORDER
(304) ORIGINAL & MINT, MACHINE-EMBROIDERED SS LATVIAN NATIONAL SLEEVE SHIELD.
This nice example of the German-made SS national shield was worn by members of the 15th Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (Lettische Nr. 1). Shield consists
of a red field with a white diagonal bar with the designation "Latvija" at the top(Photo). This shield, along with others listed here, are known as "DACHAU" style sleeve shields becuase they were produced and were stored at the clothing works and depot of the Dachau camp. Most if not all of these found in collections today were hoarded by GI's at the end of the war.
These items, along with other pieces of SS cloth were brought home in abundance, which explains their wide availability to the collector today.
A NICE ORIGINAL SLEEVE SHIELD
$85.00 ORDER
(305) MINT SS SLEEVE DIAMOND FOR LEADER AND SUB-LEADER, VETERINARY SERVICE.
This is a fine example of an SS sleeve diamond for wear by Leaders and Sub-leaders of Veterinary Service(Fuhrer und Unterfuhrer im Veterinardienst)
This piece, which displays a serpantined snake is machine embroidered in silver-grey thread(Photo). Sleeve diamonds were normally worn on the lower left sleeve approx. 3.5 Cm. above the cuff turnup.
A NICE ORIGINAL DIAMOND
$90.00 ORDER
(306) MINT SS SLEEVE DIAMOND FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL(SANITATSPERSONAL).
This is a nice minty example of an SS sleeve diamond for wear by Medical
personnel, but not a doctor. This piece, which displays an outlined snake entwined around a vertical shaft is machine embroidered in silver-grey and black thread for enlisted men(Photo). Sleeve diamonds were normally worn on the lower left sleeve approx. 3.5 Cm. above the cuff turnup.
A NICE ORIGINAL DIAMOND
$65.00 ORDER
(307) MINT SS SLEEVE DIAMOND FOR QUALIFIED SIGNAL PERSONNEL(NACHRICHTENPERSONAL).
This fine, mint example of an SS sleeve diamond was worn by Qualified members of a Signal troop(Nachrichtenpersonal)(Photo).
This piece, which displays a Signal Blitz in machine-embroidered silver-grey thread was worn on the lower left sleeve approx. 3.5 Cm. above the cuff turnup.
A NICE ORIGINAL MINT DIAMOND
$55.00 ORDER
(308) MINT SS SLEEVE DIAMOND FOR FARRIER(HUFBESCHLAGPERSONAL).
This beautiful, mint SS sleeve diamond was worn by Farriers or hoof care specialists qualified in the horseman's trade.(Photo).
The design of this diamond is a simple one...that of a downturned horseshoe, machine embroidered in silver-grey thread and worn on the lower left sleeve.
AN ORIGINAL MINT DIAMOND
$90.00 ORDER
(309) MINT SS OBERSCHUTZE(RANK PIP) IN BLACK.
This round (55 mm dia.) insignia was worn by members of the SS who reached the rank of Oberschutze,
which took a minimum of 6 months service in the field or replacement army. It consisted of a silver-gray pip embroidered on a black wool base.(Photo).
This rank was worn on the upper left sleeve just below the national emblem on the black wrap-around, service tunic, service dress tunic and greatcoat. Introduced for wear around March 1938.
AN ORIGINAL MINT RANK PIP
$35.00 ORDER
(310) MINT SS OBERSCHUTZE(RANK PIP) IN FIELD GRAY.
This round (55 mm dia.) insignia was worn by members of the SS who reached the rank of Oberschutze,
which took a minimum of 6 months service in the field or replacement army. This version was authorized for wear by the SS-Sicherheistsdienst and was the same design and size as the black based version but on a field-grey background(Photo).
This rank was worn on the upper left sleeve just below the national emblem from institution until January 1942 when the wearing of sleeve rank insignia was forbidden.
AN ORIGINAL MINT RANK PIP
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(311) MINT SS TRADE BADGE FOR GAS PROTECTION NCO(GASSSCHUTZUNTEROFFIZIER).
This round (55 mm dia.) trade badge was worn by qualified Gas Protection Training NCO's. Badge consisted of a profiled gasmask machine-embroidered
in silver-grey thread on a black wool base(Photo). Generally this badge was worn on the lower left sleeve.This is an early style Trade badge in the circular Army style. Later, the SS changed over to a diamond shaped trade badge.
AN ORIGINAL MINT TRADE BADGE
$75.00 ORDER
(314) MINT R.O.A.(VLASOV ARMY) BEVO SLEEVE SHIELD.
This is a mint, unissued sleeve shield for the so called Vlasov's Army or Russian Liberation Army(
Russkaia Osvoboditelnaia Armiia or R.O.A.). The shield's mofit is that of the old Czarist battle flag surmounted by the letters in cyrillic( they resemble the Latin P.O.A.)(Photo).
Shield is the typical Bevo-Wuppertal weave.
AN ORIGINAL MINT SLEEVE SHIELD
$90.00 ORDER
(317) MINT SS CAP EDELWEISS.
Cap edelweiss worn by SS mountain units such as "Handschar", "Nord" and "Prinz Eugen"(Photo). Edelweiss is typical SS style and construction. Mint condition piece.
AN ORIGINAL MINT CAP INSIGNIA
$195.00 ORDER
(318) MINT SS SLEEVE EDELWEISS.
This sleeve insignia was worn by SS mountain units such as "Handschar", "Nord" and "Prinz Eugen"(Photo). Insignia depicts an Edelweiss flower machine-embroidered in silver-grey and yellow thread surrounded by a silver-grey border. Sleeve shield
was worn 16 cm's from the right shoulder seam. Shield is in mint condition.
AN ORIGINAL MINT SLEEVE INSIGNIA
$95.00 ORDER
(319) MINT WAFFEN SS FRENCH VOLUNTEER'S COLLAR TAB.
This rare French volunteer collar tab, also known as the "closed sunwheel" is in mint, unissued condition(Photo). This collar tab is also known as a varient to the "Nordland" division "open sunwheel" collar tab but there is enough documentation available now to
confirm the fact this style collar tab was designed for the French volunteers. Tab is machine-embroidered in silver-grey thread on black wool base.
AN ORIGINAL MINT VOLUNTEER COLLAR TAB
$335.00 ORDER
(189) RARE, THIRD REICH GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL'S
GOLD/BROWN EMROIDERED "OST" CUFFBAND
FOR POLAND AND THE EASTERN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES.
This EXTREMELY RARE cuffband, for wear by senior Nazi government
officials assigned to duty in occupied Poland, and other "eastern
occupied territories", is 1.2 inches wide X 17.5 inches long, and is
constructed of OLIVE-DRAB colored, heavy wool felt, and bordered in 3
mm. wide GOLDEN-
YELLOW "Russia Braid". The center area has the
single-word, "OST" ( "EAST" ), hand-embroidered in GOLDEN-YELLOW cotton
thread ( photo ). The original blue & white, "X" code, paper "RZM" tag
is still glued to one end of the cuff title ( photo ).
NOTE: This ACTUAL cuffband is pictured on page 155 of the book, " IN THE
SERVICE OF THE REICH ", by John R. Angolia, copyright 1995,
published by R. James Bender Publishing Co.
The brown wool-felt cuffband has some scattered TINY, and VERY
SUPERFICIAL, moth "tracking",
but is still "stiff", and is otherwise in essentially "UNUSED, NEAR-MINT" condition.
VERY RARE GOLD & BROWN "OST" CUFFBAND.
$1,500.00 ORDER
(190) RARE, ORIGINAL, THIRD REICH GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL'S "OST" CUFFBAND
This RARE cuff title was worn on the left lower sleeve of the field-gray
uniform of career German bureauocrats of the
"General Government of Poland" ( the Greater German Reich's euphemism for its occupied-Poland "government" ).
This MINT,
unworn, full-length example is made of gray cotton, bordered in 4 mm.
wide, bright aluminum-wire bullion, "Russia Braid", and measures 1.12
inches
X 18.75 inches ( photo ). In the midpoint, "OST" is
hand-embroidered ( in capital letters ), in aluminum-wire BULLION
thread ( photo ). On the verso, the gray-cotton material
has unhemmed edges, and is "folded-over", in the midline ( photo ). The
reverse side of "OST" shows the individual letters to be hand
embroidered onto a piece of off-white, cotton backing, which is, of
course, UV ( "blacklight" ) "NEGATIVE" ( photo ). The condition of this
RARE cuff title is "Unused, STONE-MINT".
NOTE: This ACTUAL cuffband is pictured, on page154, of the book, "IN THE SERVICE OF THE REICH", copyright 1995, by John R. Angolia, and published
by Roger James Bender Publishing Co.
RARE, "STONE-MINT", HAND-EMBROIDERED-ALUMINUM WIRE, ON GRAY, "OST" CUFFBAND.
$850.00
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Cufftitle full length Cufftitle text detail Cufftitle braid end detail
(194) TOTALLY UNIQUE, AND FASCINATING, USA VETERAN'S SCRAPBOOK ( PAGE ) WITH
MANY
RARE, ORIGINAL PAPER, SS "UNTERLAGEN".
This is an ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING, and literally "one-of-a-kind" single
page, from a WW II USA private's "scrapbook"!!! Made of heavy, black
"construction paper", and measuring approximately
14 in. X 11,5 in., the "front" side contains six black & white, WW II
PERIOD "personal" photographs, of various sizes and subject material,
which are attached with black paper "photo-holders", and a 7th, "loose",
photograph showing the G.I., in a pfc's Class A uniform, standing
outdoors with an "older" woman, presumably his mother ( photo ). One of
the photographs ( lower left ) shows a large group of
soldiers, dressed in fatigues, and posed with a sign
which reads "Fort Sheridan" ( a well-known WW II period USA Induction
Center, and "basic-training" camp, northwest of Chicago, Illinois ) (
photo ). In the upper right corner, there is an original, oval,
machine-embroidered, black wool-felt, SS mountain
troops' sleeve emblem, attached with two, ( slightly
"rusty" ) steel staples ( photo ). The lower right corner has a ( steel
) "stapled-on", round, black wool felt, SS "chemical warfare"
specialist's sleeve patch
( photo ). The remainder of the "front" of this most
unusual scrapbook page is literally "filled-up" with an assortment of
various, ORIGINAL, white-paper, SS-"UNTERLAGEN", which are "stapled-on",
in a very "haphazard" manner ( photo ). There are seven
( 7 ) paper "ODAL"-runen; five ( 5 ) "SIGRUNEN"; four ( 4 ) "TIPS" of SS
( Generals' ) oakleaves; and
twelve ( 12 ) SS TOTENKOPF, or SS "skull"( tab )
"unterlagen" ( 5 are "RIGHT-facing"; and 7 are the
"LEFT-facing" design ) ( photo ). ONE of the "LEFT- facing" skulls, and
TWO of the "RIGHT-facing" skulls are "imperfect" ( photo ). A couple of
the skulls have incompletely "perforated" eyes, or nasal cavities, but
are otherwise "MINT", and all are firmly "stapled-on" to the black,
"construction paper". The
"backside" of this "album" page has an 8 X 10 inch,
B & W "glossy" photograph, which shows a group of about 60 soldiers, in
khaki uniforms, posed with a
US Army ( Artillery ) guidon, with "crossed-canons", which reads, "RTC",
and "52 B" ( "R" [?] Training Command, 52nd [Artillery] Battery ) (
photo ). I have NEVER seen anything quite like this before, but it is,
nonetheless, an absolutely fascinating example of one
"slightly different", WW II G.I.'s "war booty"!
ONE-OF-A-KIND, WW II VET'S ALBUM PAGE; W/ RARE SS "UNTERLAGEN", & CLOTH
INSIGNIA.
$1,595.00 ORDER
(206) SS CUFFBAND FOR AN OFFICER OF THE 12TH ALLGEMEINE SS FOOT REGT. (
HANNOVER ).
Full length ( 18 in.) ALLGEMEINE SS OFFICER'S,
"RZM" pattern sleeveband, with hand-embroidered,
alumunum wire bullion "12", and "seven-strand" aluminum wire borders.
Raised out of Hannover, the 12th SS-Fuss-Standarte ( 12th SS Foot
Regiment )
had no Sturm "honor title" awarded to it, and, there-
fore, the number "12" was worn on both the right
collar insignia, and the cuffband. And, all of the OFFICER'S sleevebands
were trimmed with the
aluminum wire borders, while the enlisted cuff titles
had borders bearing the various colors assigned to their different
"sturmbanns", or companies. Both ends are folded and machine-stitched,
and there
are remnants of two paper SS "RZM" tags present on the back of the band,
at each end. ( Photo ).
The band shows evidence of having been previously
sewn on a uniform, but still is in overall excellent, to
excellent-PLUS condition.
EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF AN ALLGEMEINE SS OFFICER'S NUMBERED SLEEVEBAND.
$525.00 ORDER
(210) RARE, HAND-EMBROIDERED, BULLION, "DLV" SLEEVE BADGE FOR FORMER SA / SS
MEN.
This VERY RARE badge was introduced in September, 1933, after both the
"Flieger SA", and
the "Flieger SS", were absorbed into the "DLV"
( The Nazi Air Sports Association ). This cloth badge was authorized for
wear by all former SA
or SS members who had been attached to these respective organizations'
"flying units". The insignia was supposed to be worn on the upper right
arm of the newly approved, grey "DLV" ( aka the "RLSV",
or "ReichsLuftSportsVerband" ) uniform. The 3/4 in. diameter, round,
hand-embroidered silver wire bullion badge has a "monogram", consisting
of intertwined "SA" and "SS" runic symbols, on a gray wool felt field;
within a 1/4 in. wide silver bullion circle. The back shows remnants of
a black tissue paper backing. The true SILVER bullion on this unique
sleeve badge has developed a very eye- pleasing, natural, "bronze-like"
patina over the last seventy-odd years, but the overall condition is
still EXCELLENT.
A VERY RARE, EARLY PIECE OF DLV ( AND SS OR SA ) CLOTH / BULLION
INSIGNIA.
$995.00 ORDER
(333) MINT, UNUSED,
CLOTH GERMAN CROSS ( DEUTSCHE KREUZ ), ON "FELDGRAU" ( GREEN ) WOOL BACKING, WITH ORIGINAL
MANUFACTURER"S LABEL.
This MINT example of the cloth
version of the German Cross is on a gray-green wool-felt backing ( photo ), as
would be worn by recipients in the German army, coastal artillery, or WAFFEN-SS.
The original tissue paper backing is 90% intact ( photo ), and the original
manufacturer's brown paper label ( "A. Westman, Dresden" ) is still affixed
to the back ( photo ).
MINT, UNUSED, "UNISSUED",
CLOTH GERMAN CROSS, ON "FELDGRAU"; FOR HEER, COASTAL ARTILLERY, OR WAFFEN-SS TROOPS;
WITH A DRESDEN MANUFACTURER'S PAPER LABEL!
$595.00 ORDER
