Muslim SS find

[grip3846]

Hi,I would welcome any observations or comments on this unusual cuff title.Thanks,Ivan.

[grip3846]

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[MisterX]

Its a original unworn ct.

[bwanek1]

Hi,I would welcome any observations or comments on this unusual cuff title.Thanks,Ivan.

Why do you consider it "unusual?"

[besslein]

for sure original one

[hochiminhtrail]

nice original,

maybe the comment "unusual" is due the fact those cuffbands originate mostly as US vet bring backs , and it s fairly uncommon for Europeans to find stuff like this, we are not used here in Europe with Dachau cloth items, so for us it s very rare. But i guess not with the internet anymore

Cheers

Alex

[grip3846]

Green and never seen one

Thanks for the replies.Yes we don't see these in England,and obviously Europe don't see much of them either.I take it that Dachau cloth is more common in the US,due to you guys liberating it.I have a red fez (SS) from Dachau,that was in the collection of Lt.Col.Bill Currier,the first Medic Surgeon through the door as such at Dachau,and when I found the Muslim ct I had to have it,the only green SS ct in the TR I believe
I think you guys in the US are the lucky ones,we in Europe struggle to obtain good cloth items,a lot of dealers over here are taking peoples eyes out with fake goods,stating they will stand behind them 100%,only to post them,and find that you have been done and then have to run back to get refunded.I am learning though thanks to some very knowlegable people willing to help.
That is why I post,to learn,and for those who reply I thank you.We have to Learn somehow.
Best Regards,Ivan.

[bwanek1]

...the Muslim ct [is] the only green ct in the TR I believe

The customs eagle cuff title was green. So were the Heer FJ titles. You might also count the AFRIKAKORPS title, since the main field is green.

[grip3846]

learning all of the time

See what I mean I am learning all the time,I guess the Muslim ct is green as that is the Muslim colour.
I thank you for the info.
Regards,Ivan.

[Gary Wood]

I guess the Muslim ct is green as that is the Muslim colour.

Ivan,

Green is the symbolic color of Islam. The Prophet wore a green turban, Green is believed to have been his favorite color. Green was also the color of the banners used on the battlefield and the color of the first Islamic flag.

Islam also considers green significant because it is the color of nature. Therefore, green is popularly used in the flags of Muslim nations, as well as in art and architecture. Mosques are frequently decorated with green tiles.


cheers
Gary

[grip3846]

cheers gary

Yes,I work in an area of Newcastle that is ethnically diverse,and if the community knew about the ct they would take great pleasure in burning it I'm sure.I wonder if the present generation of Muslim youth are aware that the SS had a Division of Muslims or has it been conveniently forgotton about.
I see a lot of green on my beat,
Ivan.

[ibrahim ahmad]

Ivan,

Green is the symbolic color of Islam. The Prophet wore a green turban, Green is believed to have been his favorite color. Green was also the color of the banners used on the battlefield and the color of the first Islamic flag.

Islam also considers green significant because it is the color of nature. Therefore, green is popularly used in the flags of Muslim nations, as well as in art and architecture. Mosques are frequently decorated with green tiles.


cheers
Gary

Hi Gary,

Im a muslim and as far as i know this is the first time ive heard mosques with green tiles.

Cheers,
Ibrahim,
Singapore.

[Michael Fay]

Ivan,

Green is the symbolic color of Islam. The Prophet wore a green turban, Green is believed to have been his favorite color. Green was also the color of the banners used on the battlefield and the color of the first Islamic flag.

Islam also considers green significant because it is the color of nature. Therefore, green is popularly used in the flags of Muslim nations, as well as in art and architecture. Mosques are frequently decorated with green tiles.


cheers
Gary

Wow, thanks for the info, I too have noticed the green as recurrent motif in many different photos of muslims , once I asked my Professor in my "Rise of Islam" class(who is an expert on Islam) , and she did not know why green was on flags, shirts, banners etc.
I had figured it must have to do with nature.
Thanks, Michael