Hello Gentlemen,
I recently purchased two pairs of, so called, cavalry/recon officer collar tabs (mine are the two first, the last pair is there to illustrate my question).
It is quite difficult to see on the pictures, but the three colours of the golden yellow collard tabs are different. I know there seem to be a bit of wear and the circumstances in which the tabs were kept during the past 70 years influences the shades they have now, but it seems the basic colour was a bit different. The bevo ones (from weitze) even look a bit orange and are still described as Kavallerie/Aufklärungs collars tabs.
Why was that? Why did the golden yellow waffenfarbe differ from collar tab to collar tab (or shoulder board, the question is relevant for them too!) and how can we nowadays make a difference between golden yellow, lemon yellow and orange?
How can we be sure the tabs we buy are REALLY cavalry/reconnaissance collar tabs? And not faded gendarmerie of dusty signals collar tabs/shoulder boards.
I think this could be interesting for starting cavalry/recon collectors, so they're sure they purchase the things they really want!
Thanks in advance !
Greetings,
vonleonhausen
I recently purchased two pairs of, so called, cavalry/recon officer collar tabs (mine are the two first, the last pair is there to illustrate my question).
It is quite difficult to see on the pictures, but the three colours of the golden yellow collard tabs are different. I know there seem to be a bit of wear and the circumstances in which the tabs were kept during the past 70 years influences the shades they have now, but it seems the basic colour was a bit different. The bevo ones (from weitze) even look a bit orange and are still described as Kavallerie/Aufklärungs collars tabs.
Why was that? Why did the golden yellow waffenfarbe differ from collar tab to collar tab (or shoulder board, the question is relevant for them too!) and how can we nowadays make a difference between golden yellow, lemon yellow and orange?
How can we be sure the tabs we buy are REALLY cavalry/reconnaissance collar tabs? And not faded gendarmerie of dusty signals collar tabs/shoulder boards.
I think this could be interesting for starting cavalry/recon collectors, so they're sure they purchase the things they really want!
Thanks in advance !
Greetings,
vonleonhausen
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