Collar tabs okay?

[BB75]

These came to me from England in the 1980s as a pair. As can be seen the colors do not match. I have pestered my wife about colors and she is getting tired of it! (I'm green/red colorblind.) They measure about 85mm from corner to corner, in the longest measurement. The photos capture the colors pretty closely.

Any information appreciated, i.e., good/bad, branch of service/Waffenfarbe, originally paired together, officer/NCO/EM, etc. I apologize for my ignorance but that's why I appeal to you all.

Unless they are something truly exotic they will likely go on the eStand if there is any interest.

Thanks, Brian

[BB75]

two more photos

[BB75]

backs of them

[Diane]

They're fine. From about late 1939, mid 1940 after which they discarded the backing.

It looks like one of the tabs is more faded than the other.


Diane

[101combatvet]

common mismatch

[OSS]

I am unfamiliar with this type.

[Fred Green]

Hello,

I have seen a lot of this type of assembled tab coming from tailor shops. Both styles of einheits tabs.

Fred

[BB75]

Thanks all !!

Are the twin "stripes" in Waffenfarbe of any particular branch(es) (I think the answer is NO)? Looking at my reference books and on the WWW, I thought they should be but am not sure. I.e. white for infantry, etc. I presume that these are generic collar insignia which could be on an infantry tunic, or an artilleryman's tunic, etc., from the early war period.

[Fred Green]

Hello,

The 3 stripes on the collar tab are the same color. These are the first pattern of einheits collar tabs that could be used by any branch in the Heer.

Fred

[OSS]

Hello,

I have seen a lot of this type of assembled tab coming from tailor shops. Both styles of einheits tabs.

Fred

I have never seen this type of mounted tab where the lacquered underside extends to a raw unfinished edge. I am familiar with those types where the underlying material wraps around the edge of the stiffener.

[Fred Green]

Hello,

A large quantity of these came out of a tailor shop a few years back. It was mostly pairs of the 2nd pattern einheits tabs mounted on them.

Fred