Blue Kreta?

[Wolfe8918]

Hello,
I was recently offered a Kreta cuff title. However, rather than the white background it was blue. Thread and construction all look right and I do trust the seller, but I can find no reference to a blue version of this cuff title. Does anyone have any information on it?

[Tim O'Keefe]

Does it look like this one ? & does it have an rbn# ?
No evidence so far that these are original from the War but some believe them to be so...

[Uncle Kurt]

And I always wonder who has worn this cuff?
Kriegsmarine has worn the normal band in white / yellow.

[Wolfe8918]

Does it look like this one ? & does it have an rbn# ?
No evidence so far that these are original from the War but some believe them to be so...

It does look like that one, and it does not have the rbn # on the back. Could they be post-war produced to try and sell to soldiers looking for souvenirs? The construction and material is spot on but, as Uncle Kurt observed, I do not know which, if any, branch required the different color.

[Tim O'Keefe]

It could be for veterans post war as there is no wartime evidence so far as i understand it. There are post war vet versions of both the AKCT and the Afrika Ct.
But it could simply be another variation to the many different white Krete Ct's ?

In theory it would be for the KM but not necessarily so. The original wartime green standard Afrika Ct was thought by some to be exclusive to the FJ but this has been proven false as the Herr were issued it also. So just another variation as shown in the below photo.

To have some fun have added a pic of the blue Afrika Ct which has not been wartime verified yet...& could also be post war.