Is it me upside down?

[luftwaffe blue]

This is on Weitzes site, now is it me? or is that 7 actually a 2?

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Tab

No, it's a "7".

[luftwaffe blue]

No, it's a "7".

No.its a '2' :-)

[feldpost 58]

Hi,

My German partner, after a moments glance says that "it is a two upside down, without a doubt".
That is good enough for me!

Best wishes,

John.

[Dmv]

7 for sure, the hook is too small for a 2

[Kurt Meyer]

7 for sure, the hook is too small for a 2

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Tab

My German Shepherd, Ernst, also thinks it's a seven. He also agrees with me that the loop is too small to be a "2". He's very agreeable when I'm holding a sandwich. Besides......assuming the metal numerals are original to the tab, if it was an upside-down "2", we'd have to believe the guy didn't know what unit he was in. He'd be the SA's version of Sad Sack.

[wewelsburg]

It is 100% a 7.

[wilhelm Saris]

As wewelsburg says: it is 100% a 7.
Just have a look in a cataloque as for example F.W. Assmann, 1937-issue, page 4. The number is in the row with numbers from 1 through 0 and phrased as Arabische Zahl mit circa 2 mm hoher Facettekante (article-number 10231/20 mm and 10230/18 mm), available in light-weight metal in white or golden colored.
The number 1 looks as being from the same series, but the number 1 from the patch has a "bulge" at upper right!

[Tony T-S]

As said the "top" of the "two" isn't curved enough to be a two, but it sure is a close call. I'll bet people used 7s if they lost the 2s. Does anyone have an example of a 2 that they could post to compare?

[Erich B.]

IMO the 1 is actually a 3......
Erich

[Dmv]

Am I missing humour? Common guys: 17!

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Tab

Now.......the bigger question - are the metal numerals original to the tab? I have an early, light grey, PLAIN unit-side tab that is undeniably original. But there is no SA regulation I can find for such a color. Was this a blank green tab that someone gussied up.....................or.........a rare early tab?

[luftwaffe blue]

Now.......the bigger question - are the metal numerals original to the tab? I have an early, light grey, PLAIN unit-side tab that is undeniably original. But there is no SA regulation I can find for such a color. Was this a blank green tab that someone gussied up.....................or.........a rare early tab?

BINGO!
The real reason for the thread, I dont know if its a 2 or 7 either way, I was waiting for the first person to mention the devices, metal devices on an SA tab? Weve discussed this before and havent had the definate answer...

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Metal Numerals

In Angolia's SA/NSDAP Cloth Insignia book - Pg.190 - shows a pre-1933 collar tab with metal numerals. Pg. 191 shows an SA jr. officer, also with metal numerals. These are the only 2 photos I've seen of this practice (Not counting the teeny-tiny metal numbers that Standarte commanders wore). From what I've seen, few SA unit tabs were ever blank unit tabs - Early Flieger SA, Oder or Sudmark wore blank pink unit tabs. The tab could be completely legit, but we'll probably never know.