Neat Vet Group of Volunteer Shields!

[RobertE]

This is a collection from the son of a WWII veteran that picked them up in Leipzig from the "Vlasov Army HQ building", which was actually a series of bombed buildings. Most are on the cotton, except the Ukrainian and Lithuanian patches are on the same type of silky rayon as SS camo sleeve rank patches.

Nothing jaw-dropping rare here, but I'm very happy to have found some of the slavic examples!

Any comments, please post them. Regards, Robert

[RobertE]

rayon types - I've seen lots of cotton Ukrainian examples, but not on this material.

[RobertE]

Cossack!

[tgn]

Nice grouping, Robert. These printed shields have long been overlooked by collectors as second cousins to the BeVo ones, but they are just as original, just as interesting and just as collectable.

Thanks for showing them

Tom

[Splico]

I agree, nice eastern volunteer shields I am very fond of them, but still carefull about repros, these are real beauties

[John T]

The rayon type is interesting...I had one and did not know what to make of it...guess it is okay.

J

[John T]

I found mine! ...note the neat cutting job...

[RobertE]

Interesting, John. Another forum member who specializes in foreign volunteers PMed me; he says the rayon type are actually quite common. I'd not seen them before so they realy caught my eye.

What color is the center stripe on yours, blue or green?

s/f Robert

[NickG]

Neat shields. Its interesting that none of these shields show the usual cut lines "-------" along the borders when these get cut into individual shields.
I agree that these printed patterns are less exciting to most collectors, so I started this thread a while back... (for those that might have missed it)

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...printed+shield

[John T]

HI Robert:

When I got my shield it came in a lot of other shields that were good and I assumed it was bogus as it just did not look correct but now I know otherwise., live and learn...

The center stripe is green.

John

[RobertE]

[quote=NickG;2966315]Neat shields. Its interesting that none of these shields show the usual cut lines "-------" along the borders when these get cut into individual shields.

Nick, they all didn't have the cut lines. The Turkistan and Georgian examples in the lower right corner of my pic show both of those types with the cut lines, while both my and John's examples of the Lithuanian shield have none, as evidenced by the bit of a second shield showing on the same patch with no cut line in between.

Most if not all of the Azeri red ones, often found still in strips, also have no cut lines. It may have something to do with the orientation of the printing; some were printed side by side while others are printed top to bottom. The Turkistani example I've posted has cut lines on both the top and sides, instead of just between the strip prints.

Just another example of how interesting even common insignia can be when you look at it hard enough.

Regards, Robert

[Askold]

Congratulations on such great find Robert! The cossack shields are just great.
P.S. I think both cotton and rayon examples are common.

[NickG]

[QUOTE=RobertE;2966477]

Neat shields. Its interesting that none of these shields show the usual cut lines "-------" along the borders when these get cut into individual shields.

Nick, they all didn't have the cut lines. The Turkistan and Georgian examples in the lower right corner of my pic show both of those types with the cut lines, while both my and John's examples of the Lithuanian shield have none, as evidenced by the bit of a second shield showing on the same patch with no cut line in between.

Most if not all of the Azeri red ones, often found still in strips, also have no cut lines. It may have something to do with the orientation of the printing; some were printed side by side while others are printed top to bottom. The Turkistani example I've posted has cut lines on both the top and sides, instead of just between the strip prints.

Just another example of how interesting even common insignia can be when you look at it hard enough.

Regards, Robert

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Thanks for sharing I see that now! Some of my printed shields actually also lack these cut lines I just noticed! Printed shields are intersting and still very affordable, definitely under-appreciated!
Here are some of my rarer ones!

[RobertE]

Thanks Askold, I know how you like the volunteer insignia and appreciate the comments. Nick, I agree with you: this is one of the more interesting areas of collecting, and still affordable. It's like police stuff was 30 years ago.

s/f Robert

[NickG]

some more

Here some more examples! These will not cost you an arm and a leg!