FJ Standard Bearer can you help?

[ENGLISH BOB]

Hi All,
Anybody have any good pics of FJ standard Bearers they might wish to share,i'm looking to do this impression for a living history display here in the U.K. so any help would be greatly aprreciated
I'm looking also for a Good Quailty Repro Luftwaffe SB Gorget,i'm not so bothered about the Arm Shield but if you can help with that aswell then Great!.The LW Standard,pole and Adler Finial are already on board
All the Best
Bob

[GHP]

Eric Queen's book, Red Shines the Sun, has a couple of photos on p.48 of the II./FJR1 standard bearer -- he carries the Infantry standard (still used although the FIB was coopted into the LW) and has a very light colored baldric [infantry white?].

Brian Davis' book, Flags of the Third Reich, 1: Wehrmacht, [Men-at-Arms Series 270] has a grainy image on p.47 with the caption, "The former State Police Group flag being paraded by I Bataillon, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1." The baldric is light colored with a dark stripe down the center.

Here's a link to an original gorget for sale.... just under $3,000
http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Heer/photos/H31747.html



Regards,
Guy Power

[ENGLISH BOB]

Hello Guy,

thanks for your Reply, RSS is about the only book i haven't got on FJ! ,sorry Eric will endeavor to obtain it shorty .
thats a nice SB gorget but thats one for Army Regiments and obviously original
i'm looking for a copy one with the flying Eagle and the standards(3 each side) coming out from the sides of the Swastika and Wreath.
Regimentals has an original for reference,but i only want it for LH display.
there must be a good copy out there somewhere?,God they've copied everything else .
Cheers
Bob

[Gregory Koepp]

Hello Guy,

thanks for your Reply, RSS is about the only book i haven't got on FJ! ,sorry Eric will endeavor to obtain it shorty .
thats a nice SB gorget but thats one for Army Regiments and obviously original
i'm looking for a copy one with the flying Eagle and the standards(3 each side) coming out from the sides of the Swastika and Wreath.
Regimentals has an original for reference,but i only want it for LH display.
there must be a good copy out there somewhere?,God they've copied everything else .
Cheers
Bob

like this?

greg

[ENGLISH BOB]

HI Greg,

Exactly like that ,thats the Luftwaffe SB Gorget.
Cheers
Bob

[GHP]

thats a nice SB gorget but thats one for Army Regiments

...and II./FJR1. If I understand correctly, they continued to use the army standart, baldric, and gorget after they amalgamated with the Luftwaffe.

Just thought I'd mention that for someone who might be interested in the II Bataillon.

Cheers,
Guy

[ENGLISH BOB]

Hi Guy,Useful info about the Army pattern gorget being retained and used by II.battalion,i'm sure it will be of use to some forum members who wish to study this particular unit,thankyou for your post

Hi Greg, is this one repro or original?,i'm thinking its the latter,but i need a good Repro one to finish the impression.Can you let me know please.
Has nobody got any good clear pics of FJ SB's,please i want to try and make this look as authentic as posssible.
Regards
Bob

[Gregory Koepp]

it is the real deal, here are some others.

greg

[Gregory Koepp]

another


greg

[Gregory Koepp]

and here is a rare baby!!!

greg

[ENGLISH BOB]

Hi Greg,
That is one super collection of Gorgets you have there ,The NSFK is a real cracker.
Alas i think to do the FJ SB i will have to buy an original....can nobody help??.
Regards
Bob

[GHP]

Bob,

I found a repro Feldgendarmieregorget for $75: http://www.militarytour.com/Reproduc...ess/Gorget.htm

Perhaps you can modify it into a Luftwaffe SB gorget?

Cheers,
Guy

[ENGLISH BOB]

Hello Guy,

Funny i thought about doing this,they do reproduce luftwaffe FG Gorgets,but i think it might look a bit geek,if i could get a cast of the Eagle and Standards then maybe that would work,but it has to look right on the day.
Cheers
Bob

[GHP]

LW Fahnenträger Postcard

Just found this postcard on the internet:

£30 at http://www.dasreich.co.uk/post108_standard_brs_tr.htm

[GHP]

And this sleeve shield (not for sale):


at: http://axishistory.com/index.php?id=4859