SS reserve Arm Band, opinions please.

[Spagg199th]

I was offered this and was told this is a SS reserve arm band? What do you guy's think about this one? Your opinions will be appreciated. These are the only photos I have for now. I'll try to have some close-up photos of the swaz later today.
Thank you,
Sal

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It's not an SS resereve armband, but an SA reserve armband. Looks original so far.

[dastardly]

SA Reserve Armband

I have said this many times before on this forum, and I'll say it again unless someone can prove me wrong with a period photograph - I have yet to see an original, period-made German armband for any organization done using the zig-zag pattern material like on the stripes of your posted armband. This zig-zag pattern material is being widely used in adding white and also black stripes/borders on all of the reproduction SS, early NSDAP leader, HJ, SA reserve, fantasy NSFK, and DDAC armbands that I have seen. I wish I had better news for you, but I am convinced the zig-zag pattern tape is modern cloth, never used by the Germans ever (not even to this day). Good luck to you, Chris

[hdmarley]

Sa

Here is one from my example. It is real in your all's opinion?? Thanks in advance!!

[hdmarley]

SA reserve

close up SA reserve

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I have said this many times before on this forum, and I'll say it again unless someone can prove me wrong with a period photograph - I have yet to see an original, period-made German armband for any organization done using the zig-zag pattern material like on the stripes of your posted armband. This zig-zag pattern material is being widely used in adding white and also black stripes/borders on all of the reproduction SS, early NSDAP leader, HJ, SA reserve, fantasy NSFK, and DDAC armbands that I have seen. I wish I had better news for you, but I am convinced the zig-zag pattern tape is modern cloth, never used by the Germans ever (not even to this day). Good luck to you, Chris

Perhaps you are right when it comes to armbands.
However the German did use this kind of zig-zag tape for other purposes during the war...

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=356602&highlight=drawstring


Scroll down and look at the drawstring on the camo pants in post number eight. This type of tape is quite commonly found in in TR era German garments.