Scarves

[paul.j]

Hello,
Given the difficulty in id'ing toques and scarves from wartime and postwar,can anyone tell me if these are indeed ww2 German?

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=375227

Thanks,
Paul

[corporalSteiner]

Hello,
Given the difficulty in id'ing toques and scarves from wartime and postwar,can anyone tell me if these are indeed ww2 German?

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=375227

Thanks,
Paul

imo blue striped scarves are post war.
green striped jumpers crew and v neck exist, but ive never seen a green striped scarf.
so, ive never seen to my knowledge a ww2 wehrmacht scarf.

[Vincent S.]

According to my research, wartime scarves ought to have a white-interwoven stripe at both ends, or no stripes at all. Remember that expedient pieces and home-made examples were used at large extents.

Kind regards,
Vincent S.

[Johnny R]

These look like post War bundeswehr scarves:

http://www.hessenantique.com/Wool_Scarves_p/hagp002.htm

[Erwin L]

Hello Gents

I'm the seller of these scarves and i think in my opinion they are the same as the ones offered on the collectors guild. I think P. Whammond has a lot of knowledge to see what he is offering on his site

see this link

http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Heer/photos/H051960.html

I really respect your opinion but Johnny, the one you posted from hessen antique have a lighter colour then the ones i offered.

If they turn out to be postwar i will take them from the estand. But by these opinions i'm not 100% convinced they are postwar

if you need other pictured let me know

best regards

Erwin

[Johnny R]

Peter does have a lot of knowledge but he sells consignment so that may be what the vender described the items as. I hope you are right but a difference in color could be from manufacturing or dyes. In the end you need to look at the base materials. The post War BW wools have a synthetic blend of wool that is different than wartime materials.

Here is another example of the BW scarves:

http://www.atthefront.com/g_persn_clothing.htm

[jacquesf]

I agree with Johny, I had the exact same scarve and it as deemed to be bundeswehr. Jacques

[Vincent S.]

I can not rule out the fact that blue-striped scarves were used by German troops during World War II, but I have found no proof of this as to yet. I can however tell for sure that blue-striped scarves were used by Bundeswehr / post-war Luftwaffe troops. Although I have found proof that there were military-produced scarves during World War II, I yet have to find a surviving example to feature in my book. I am aware of the fact that this will probably never happen though.

Best Regards,
Vincent S.

[Scott A. Hess]

I've always understood the blue stripped scares to be postwar BW, just my opinion.

[paul.j]

scarves

Thanks for all the replies.The woollen items always seem to be one of the toughest items of German ww2 uniforms to id correctly and there are always a range of thoughts.I had believed these ones with the blue stripes to be postwar but did not want to dismiss them outright without some other opinions,
Cheers,
Paul

[Soldat de Fer]

Hello
These scarves are indeed post-war , I could find them by the bundle in the early 90's on street markets in London , for 5 quid a piece . It goes without saying that later on , they find their way on the collectors market , as original WW2 scarves
Regards
P-Y

[Erwin L]

Hello Gents

After all these opinions about originality, i will remove the thread from the e-stand. I guess the conclusion is clear. Thanks for your help and opinions. .
Can somebody of you show me pictures of wartime produced scarves? There must been some out there who survived the war.
I really like to see how they look and so other people also can see how wartime production should look. Just to learn.

best regards

Erwin