WAF SA collar tab collectors ?

[laurens]

They are not faded but I’ll take more pictures in natural sunlight.

This set is for Gausturm Hannover-Süd, when the Gruppe Niedersachsen was called SA-Gruppe Nord. Standarte 10 was granted the Standarte 'Harz' at the SA-Treffen in Braunschweig '31. Later this Standarte become Jäger-Standarte 10 of SA-Gruppe Niedersachsen.

[yesthatsme]

I would like to make a reconciliation on :
Lauren’s, Tom and wilm. You guys through the years have contributed so much to our hobby. From the bottom of my heart I true value all the time and effort that has been placed. Without you guys I would not be as motivated in this specific field.

[echoe]

sa collectors

that's considerate. but to be fair it is Laurens and Wim who have done the hard work.

[echoe]

sa tab collectors

and 'thank you'

[yesthatsme]

Just noticed auto correct on my post ... apologies, still glad you chimed in once in a while.

[yesthatsme]

Tom, you gave me the opportunity to own some nice sets throughout the years.

[Hochland IV]

I have been collecting SA collar insignia for a very long time..I collected my first tabs after receiving them as a gift from a relative. I have my own thoughts on why there are so few on the ground.. I think that even though yes, they are colourful and speak to a time of political upheaval that led to the rise of Nazi Germany, they just don’t have the cachet that more overt ‘Nazi’ items have.

it more than likely started with our first souvenir hunters, the soldiers that brought them back. They didn’t strip them from a defeated enemy. The first time they may have seen these items was on a Brownshirt laying in a pile of discarded NSDAP ephemera.

If there was an armband or dagger to take.. why not? Unfathomable chain stitched numbers on a coloured patch? Not so much..you also really have to wonder how many were tossed out post war, of the ones that were brought home, because no one knew what they were?

As an aside, a man that worked with my father told me of the day his town was occupied by Canadian soldiers..in the morning before the Canadians arrived, what few SA men remained were instructed to remove their identifying unit side insignia..the thinking was that they would deny the enemy valuable intelligence and really throw a wrench into the works.. after all, they were the Sturmabteilung and had helped bring the party and Hitler to power!

They were shocked after the Canadians arrived that no one cared to even talk to them! They were ignored to a point, only being asked to surrender any small arms in their possession.. many just left their tunics, Kepis etc. on a table and walked out the Sturm HQ’s door..

No one cared about the paramilitary orgs unless they were an armed threat, and the Canadian tankers had bigger fish to fry.

[squidney86]

I have been collecting SA collar insignia for a very long time..I collected my first tabs after receiving them as a gift from a relative. I have my own thoughts on why there are so few on the ground.. I think that even though yes, they are colourful and speak to a time of political upheaval that led to the rise of Nazi Germany, they just don’t have the cachet that more overt ‘Nazi’ items have.

it more than likely started with our first souvenir hunters, the soldiers that brought them back. They didn’t strip them from a defeated enemy. The first time they may have seen these items was on a Brownshirt laying in a pile of discarded NSDAP ephemera.

If there was an armband or dagger to take.. why not? Unfathomable chain stitched numbers on a coloured patch? Not so much..you also really have to wonder how many were tossed out post war, of the ones that were brought home, because no one knew what they were?

As an aside, a man that worked with my father told me of the day his town was occupied by Canadian soldiers..in the morning before the Canadians arrived, what few SA men remained were instructed to remove their identifying unit side insignia..the thinking was that they would deny the enemy valuable intelligence and really throw a wrench into the works.. after all, they were the Sturmabteilung and had helped bring the party and Hitler to power!

They were shocked after the Canadians arrived that no one cared to even talk to them! They were ignored to a point, only being asked to surrender any small arms in their possession.. many just left their tunics, Kepis etc. on a table and walked out the Sturm HQ’s door..

No one cared about the paramilitary orgs unless they were an armed threat, and the Canadian tankers had bigger fish to fry.

Very interesting story. I too have my theories on why these pieces seem so hard to find but I do believe there is A LOT of it out there. We, SA Collectors, just tend to keep everything to ourselves or our select few.

I'm waiting on a few tabs to arrive and once they do, I'll post them here for the masses to enjoy.

Sydney

[Hochland IV]

Sydney...yes, you may well be right about there being a lot out there.. I suppose the best thing the internet has done is make people realize that the hobby is not as siloed as we think..there are many with small collections, and many with absolutely vast collections and added all together, represent quite a large number of SA Kragenspiegel!

[wilhelm Saris]

My friend Philippe from Belgium owned about 500 (yes, fivehundred) of them.
All were gone when his collection was stolen by some "rats", some years ago.

Untill now I can not remember having seen things pop up again!

Myself I do not collect. I am just interested in the regulations.

[Mark Costa]

Here are a few of mine.

Mark Costa

[squidney86]

My friend Philippe from Belgium owned about 500 (yes, fivehundred) of them.
All were gone when his collection was stolen by some "rats", some years ago.

Untill now I can not remember having seen things pop up again!

Myself I do not collect. I am just interested in the regulations.

Wim,

I still don't believe any of the stolen tabs have hit the market and I don't think they ever will. Whoever did it, knew what they were taking.

Sydney

[wilhelm Saris]

Yes, I know. The chosen time was perfect and only known to insiders!

[Hochland IV]

I’ve looked at the pages that were set up to track down the man‘s items..a heartbreaking and a truly devastating loss.. Nothing stays hidden forever, though. One day the culprits will out themselves.

[Hochland IV]

Another of mine..the chain stitched number after the Reserve Standarte ‘R’ has been removed.. it appears to have been a 3..