Early Armband

[sgstandard]

I'ce had this a long time. It's the only thing I added to my brownshirt. The red cotton is thin, and the swastika tape is very soft and smooth. I'm pretty sure it's OK, but other opinions are welcome.

[sgstandard]

Armband

Closeup...

[Mainemilitaria]

typical cotton Swas. armband..
John G.

[luftwaffe blue]

No problem there, though dating these as early is difficult, so many firms made these in differing styles

[Br. James]

Looks like a fairly early design to me, one that would have existed when the Traditions Brown Shirt was in use during the Kämpfzeit. A good match for your shirt, my friend.

Br. James

[kyles bullets]

Looks original and early to me too!

[luftwaffe blue]

Looks like a fairly early design to me, one that would have existed when the Traditions Brown Shirt was in use during the Kämpfzeit. A good match for your shirt, my friend.

Br. James

Pre 1933?

[kyles bullets]

I would say that and if not only, about a year later than 1933 IMO.

[Kurt Meyer]

Perhaps interested to see the different early armbands

[kyles bullets]

I love the 4th guy's armband in the closest row to the picture taken. Very strange construction!

[wiki]

NSDAP Reichleiter early Armband

Here is a rare early Reichleiter Armband

[kyles bullets]

Welcome to the fourm (a few months late ) but I have to say that I have doubts on your armband here that you just posted here wiki. I are heavily faked and were early so the chances of finding one is low and I haven't seen an armbands with zig zag stitching before that I though was real. I have also heard that they don't glow under a black light but not sure about that. Do a search on them here. (BTW if it was real it would be Gau level if my sources are correct......)

[sgstandard]

Armband

Agree - All early "striped" PL armbands I've seen, the stripes didn't have a herringbone weave - they were more plain. An "Amtsleitern" if authentic. The rarity of such armbands, and it's overly-tidy appearance also help make it suspect, IMO.

[Waffe]

Hello:
Concerning the "early Reichleiter Armband"-
please compare to these-

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=477823

Made by the same (skilled) faker IMO.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=539048
Note the use of "herringbone" ribbon.

Regards,
Kent G.

[kyles bullets]

Agree - All early "striped" PL armbands I've seen, the stripes didn't have a herringbone weave - they were more plain. An "Amtsleitern" if authentic. The rarity of such armbands, and it's overly-tidy appearance also help make it suspect, IMO.

Agree, if it was an original it would be a lot less neat and would IMO have damage to it for being 80 instead of 70