SS / SA Gorget

[Johann Anton]

Hi all, I used to have a few period pics of the gorget in wear, when I used to have several of the cigaretten photo albums. Can anybody out there provide for us a few pics of the gorget in wear? Perhaps some background as to when the SS actually wore the gorget with the burst. Thanks for any help...

hyphenetic - "Gor-jet", I've also heard as "Gor-jay" (like French)

[Johann Anton]

I'll start out with the particular gorget in question. I havn't studied these in some years, and it's amazing how much you forget. I do remember that there was a 1st and 2nd model. one with a rotated swas, and one with a static swas. Although I cannot remember which is which...

[Jody]

SA/SS Gorget

Hi all, I used to have a few period pics of the gorget in wear, when I used to have several of the cigaretten photo albums. Can anybody out there provide for us a few pics of the gorget in wear? Perhaps some background as to when the SS actually wore the gorget with the burst. Thanks for any help...

hyphenetic - "Gor-jet", I've also heard as "Gor-jay" (like French)

Hello,
I know there is the well known photo of Jacob Grimminger (mis-spelling) holder of the "Blood Flag". He wore one of those early gorgets.

There is a photo of him wearing it in Volume 2 of For Fuehrer And Fatherland.

Regards,
Jody