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| WW2 German cloth insignia, cap eagles, collar tabs, shoulder boards, breast eagles, sleeve eagles, armbands, flags, banners, pennants, rank chevrons, specialty sleeve badges, etc. | |
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| Army Machine Woven Enlisted Man Breast Eagle, Dark Gray Eagle on Green Background | |
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3GC-44. Dark gray German Army eagle and swastika, BeVo embroidered on dark green material. The eagle exhibits moderate to heavy signs of age, a little wear, as well as moderate, overall, even soil. The gray eagle has toned to a brownish/gray and the green background material is moderately soiled and wrinkled. The insignia was cut from a roll and never used but appears to have been exposed to soil and probably carried for a long time by its original owner. A decent representative example. About Vg-. $38.00 |
| Kriegsmarine Enlisted Career Insignia For Machinist Mate/Engine Personnel – For Blue Navy Uniform | |
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3GC-45. 3-7/8-inch oval, dark blue wool patch, heavily machine embroidered, depicting a yellow cogwheel superimposed on a yellow anchor, Machinist Mate/Engine Personnel. This type of insignia was worn on the left sleeve of the blue uniform. The blue wool exhibits light age and has one very insignificant moth bite, (I’m not sure if it is actually a moth bite or not); the design is, tightly machine embroidered using thin yellow thread; the thread exhibits light soil from handling and use. The reverse has a black material backing. Unused. Vg+. $25.00 |
| Army Artillery Officer Collar Tab, (Bright Red), For Officer Service Tunic Or Field Blouse – Single Left Side | |
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3GC-46. 1-1/2-inch wide x 2-3/4-inch high German Artillery officer collar tab, exhibiting matte silver bullion wire embroidery, with braded bright red piping, (Waffenfarbe), on dark green wool backing. The reverse has a light brown cardboard stiffener. The tab exhibits light age just a hint of age; the dark green wool has moderate, to near heavy, wear on two points of the tab. Used. Vg. $19.00 Single SOLD |
| Army Sports Eagle | |
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3GC-47. Large, black, German Army eagle machine woven on a white, background. The overall dimensions of the embroidered area is approximately 10-inch wide x 5-inch high. This insignia has been cut from a roll; the thin white material separating the eagles on the roll is still present. This large insignia was sewn on the front of German athletic shirts to identify the military branch of service, of participants in sports competitions, during gymnastics, physical training exercises and competitions. The insignia is in Vg unused condition; it exhibits light signs of age, as well as, what appears to be a moderate, brownish, water stain on the left side of the eagle, (not too bad looking, but it does show up under a strong light). There are insignificant folds and wrinkles, acquired during years of storage; if you are inclined, the wrinkles can be ironed out; there is no soil along the folds or wrinkles. A very large and important looking insignia. Unused. Vg. $59.00 |
| German Army, Zivilbeamte, (Civilian Official), Oberfeldwebel Shoulder Board with "HV" Device – Slip On Single With Gray Secondary Color | |
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3GC-48. This shoulder board is constructed of green and silver cord, which is twisted to form a green and silver braded center and has a line of green and silver on the outer edge. The top has a, “Heersverwaltung,” (Army Administration), “HV,” device, as well as two silver pips for the rank of Oberfeldwebel, (roughly matching that of a U.S. Master Sergeant). The board is constructed with a green underlay and has a white secondary color. Civilian Officials held ranks from Sergeants to Generals who conducted Army affairs of a non-combatant nature, such as judges, teachers, food supply and inspection, physiological services, chemists, veterinary services, hospital administration, clothing depots, etc., just to name a few. The "HV" device is aged and has toned to a gray patina and the two aluminum pips still retain their matte silver finish. The cloth parts are lightly aged and lightly worn and has a slight dustiness from storage. The backside exhibits light age and light wear; the brass pins holding the devices are folded over through the backside. A nice example. Used. Vg. $30.00 SOLD |
| German Army, Zivilbeamte, (Civilian Official), Oberfeldwebel Shoulder Board with "HV" Device – Slip On Single With Gray Secondary Color | |
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3GC-48a. Same description as above, except this
example has a gray secondary color. The HV
device retains its original bright aluminum finish; one pip has toned
completely to a dark gray finish; the other pip has toned to a dark gray
finish with about 30% of the silver finish remaining. The cloth parts are
lightly aged and have no actual wear or soil. The brass pins holding
the devices were installed so they do not pierce the fabric on the
backside. A nice example. Unused. Vg. $30.00 |
| Luftwaffe Flying Troops / Paratroops Leutnant Collar Tab - Single Right Side | |
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3GC-49PX. Golden/yellow wool collar tab with one, hand embroidered, silver aluminum, gull wing within a, half, oak leaf and acorn wreath; the outside edge of the tab has twisted silver aluminum piping. The front of the tab is in Vg condition; it exhibits light signs of age, no wear and has very light soil from handling. There is one moth bite in the wool on the front bottom right edge and there are two small surface bites near the center of the bottom edge, (nothing seriously detracting). The silver wire on the gulls and wreath is very lightly aged and is 99.9% intact. The twisted silver piping is intact and is slightly loosely sewn onto the edges of the tab. The backside is in Vg condition and has a buckram stiffener; a large area of the exposed buckram has been eaten by insects, (nothing that affects the fabric). The golden/yellow color much more accurate in person than in the images. Unused. Vg. $24.00 SOLD |
| Luftwaffe Flak Artillery / Ordnance Captain Collar Tab - Single Left Side | |
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3GC-50CCX. Bright red wool collar tab with three, hand embroidered, silver aluminum, gull wings within a, half, oak leaf and acorn wreath; the outside edge of the tab has twisted silver aluminum piping. The front of the tab is in excellent condition; it exhibits very insignificant signs of age with no wear, no soil and no mothing. The silver wire on the gulls and wreath is very lightly aged and is 99% intact. The twisted silver piping is intact and is securely sewn onto the edges of the tab. The backside is in excellent condition and has a brownish cardboard type stiffener. Unused. Excellent. $35.00 SOLD |
| Kriegsmarine Enlisted Career Insignia For Engine Personnel – For Blue Navy Uniform | |
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3GC-51. 1-7/8-inch diameter, dark blue wool circle, heavily embroidered, depicting a yellow cogwheel, representing engine personnel. This type of insignia was worn on the left sleeve of the blue uniform. The blue wool exhibits light age; the design is, tightly, hand embroidered using a very heavy yellow thread; the thread exhibits light soil from handling and use. The reverse has a gray material backing; the design is sewn through the backing showing a multitude of hand-embroidered threads. This example has been removed from a uniform; remnants of the original sewing thread still remain. Vg+. $19.00 |
| Luftwaffe Major, Flak Units, Red Waffenfarbe, Single Slip On Shoulder Board | |
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3GC-52. Braided, bright silver wire, signifying the rank of Major; the board has a red underlay. The top braids are in Vg++ condition, with just a hint of age and some very light wear from actual use. The red wool underlay exhibits overall numerous light to moderate mothing, as well as two moth bites that pierce the wool to the base cardboard stiffener and one larger area of mothing that can be seen in the expanded image. This specimen has a narrow strap of red wool, which allows the strap to be attached through a tab and button on an officer tunic. A small bit of sewing thread still remains on the end of the tab where the button was attached. The front displays quite nicely. Very lightly used. Vg. $32.00 |
| SS Wool Armband | |
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3GC-53. Approximately
4-3/4-inch wide x 8-inch long dark red wool armband with a black,
separately applied, grosgrain material swastika, which is machine sewn on
a white ribbed material circle. The top and bottom edges of the armband
have, separately applied, machine sewn, black grosgrain stripes. The front
of the armband ha one area of heaving mothing, as well as one small moth
hole and areas of light moth tracking on the wool knap. The backside has
two small moth holes, as well as moderate moth tracking on the wool knap.
There is one small moth hole and one nick in the red wool below the bottom
black stripe. The original German owner has sewn an extra1-3/8-inch wide
piece of red wool, with black edges, from another SS armband, onto
the back vertical seam in an attempt to make the armband larger. The
armband exhibits moderate signs of age and wear from handling and actual
use, as well as light, to near moderate in spots, soil on the center white
circle, which is slightly oval in shape. Unmarked. A very
respectable example. SCARCE. Vg. $250.00 |
| Schuma Police, (Special SS Police), Obersturmfuhrer, (1st Lt), Shoulder Board – Sew In Single | |
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3GC-54. The Schuma served as special SS Police units in SS occupied areas. This example exhibits a silver top with a green underlay and brown piping between the silver and green underlay. The top of the board has one pip affixed to the center; the pip is the type that has the attaching prongs integral to the sides of the pip; the pip has only minor and very insignificant remnants of its gold washed finish. The shoulder board shows signs of moderate age and ear, as well as insignificant soil and one moderate moth hole on the backside. A scarce board. About Vg. $42.00 SOLD |