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The titled design was a prototype that was most likely produced in small numbers as "probe" but that were never issued. Some of the examples on Gray match the color of BW service uniforms and may be 1957 variations or the modern copies may be faithful copies of the 1957 issue awards on gray with people thinking those were wartime issue etc.
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Originally posted by Johnny R View PostI have a 1960 article by Dr. Klietmann on the developement of the award etc.Willi
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Originally posted by Johnny R View PostSome of the examples on Gray match the color of BW service uniforms and may be 1957 variations or the modern copies may be faithful copies of the 1957 issue awards on gray with people thinking those were wartime issue etc.
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The examples posted by Diane are NOT original.
The first two examples posted by Tom are NOT original.
Some of the examples on Gray match the color of BW service uniforms and may be 1957 variations or the modern copies may be faithful copies of the 1957 issue awards on gray with people thinking those were wartime issue etc.
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Back in the 1960s, a friend from Minnesota got a tunic with a sniper patch exactly the same as Tom's second posted example. I have always thought that that was an original hand embroidered type. Tom's is the only other example I have seen.
What is the verdict on Tom's third example which is identical to the accepted wartime type, but embroidered on a field quality wool?
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Originally posted by PAO View PostIts an original example.
These patches are proficiency patches, like so many others issued by the Wehrmacht. Why do we think there are endless variations when we don't for the other proficiency patches?Willi
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Originally posted by Willi Zahn View PostI agree the 3rd one is an original. That style of backing and the other lighter one we have seen are the only styles I like as factory originals.
These patches are proficiency patches, like so many others issued by the Wehrmacht. Why do we think there are endless variations when we don't for the other proficiency patches?
That of course does not make the hand embroidered sniper badges wartime originals, though...
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