SS Collar Tabs & Arm Eagle

[Gary Wood]

Once again, thanks for your views and opinions.

Has anyone ever seen the zinc type, 2 prong rank pips before?

(the 2 flat prongs coming from the side body of the actual pip itself).

The tabs and eagle are as other members have said fake (european) and have been around for a while now, the pips are also faked although there are original period ones but nearly every fake set you see now seem to use these type of pips

[John Pic]

Thats because hoards ...WW2 period boxes full of these pips were found and used by the fakers..they were IMO later war pips but when you start seeing them on earlier war type insignias it should ring alarm bells.

[U-Boot Kapitan]

Would these be the types of insignia that could be encountered on Janke made tunics (wrappers etc)?

[viva_giulio]

Not any of the insignias would be for my collection!

Cheers,
Felix

i continue to have my opinion: this kind of tabs with perfect lines and no V embroiding aren't good.

[johnm50]

Would these be the types of insignia that could be encountered on Janke made tunics (wrappers etc)?

It is my understanding that janke does not supply tunics with insignia, these are added by others
Best
John

[John Pic]

Some of the companies that distribute Janke made tunics bought boxes of those original pips for insignias which is why you see them also on alot of fake stuff.

[DDR Enthusiast]

SS collar tabs on e-stand

Please have a look at these tabs on the e-stand at the moment:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=447522

To me, the runic tab looks identical to the one I posted at the start of this thread.

Once again, all opinions welcome as I would like to know for sure, if my tabs are fake or not.