SS Armband question

[andya]

Hi
I have an option on this armband currently for sale and would appreciate your opinions prior to purchase. The seller desribes this as "SS Supplementary Reserve " and the wording of the sale is as follows:
"Members of reserve companies over the age of 45 were authorized insignia that was not exactly the same as with regular SS units. For a short time the SS-Stammabteilung wore the armband with the light grey stripes in place of the standard SS black. By mid-1937 this armband was apparently dicontinued."
No proper SS RZM label. Maybe used for SA too."
My questions are:
1) Is it original
2) Is the desription accurate and,
3) Is the asking price of 200Euros ok.
Sorry to ask so many questions. I am searching out decent reference material for armbands but there does not appear to be much available
thanks in advance
andy

[andya]

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[andya]

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andy

[Glenn Barbaritz]

sorry Andy. I cant help you out here but I'll be surprised if this one gets the . I never saw such a piece in my travels. good luck, Glenn

[CurtD]

The description is pretty accurate. These armbands did exist.

Armbands can sometimes be tough to call -- especially in a picture. You have to feel them and smell them. It would be helpful to have a closeup of the swastika. This is an RZM armband, so it should be top-notch quality. No sloppy swastika or off-center stitching -- nothing uneven.

Nothing screams fake at me from these pics. But, the roundel looks like it might be uneven.

A reliable seller should give you a fair return policy.

As I recall, these go for under $100, so you can't get burned too badly.

[CurtD]

This is my Bevo version. Everything is woven directly into the red cloth. But striped versions also existed.

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