Question - SS helmet cover

[Spitfire_007]

I have a question to make you: what simbolizes the number-marking on the cloth SS helmet cover??? May be division.number???

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Spitfire, these numbers have nothing to do with units, etc. They are printing numbers.


Cheers, Ade.

[Ian Hulley]

Perhaps this link (to the GD.Com SS uniform forum) may help clarify things for you....look at the post near the bottom of page 1 by the esteemed Robert Noss (a.k.a. photosammler.de) showing the different print patters,and more importantly for you,the numbers of each style.

http://daggers.infopop.net/2/OpenTop...5733033577&p=1

Hope this helps,
Ian Hulley
(Also a member of G.D.Com forum but not benefiting financially from said site )

[Peter Wiking]

As far as i know, the numbers on Wafen-SS helmet covers are size markings.
Markings would be 1, 2 and 3.

Cheers.
Peter Wiking

[JOHN VD HEIJDEN]

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As far as i know, the numbers on Wafen-SS helmet covers are size markings.
Markings would be 1, 2 and 3.

Cheers.
Peter Wiking

Hello Peter I think you,re alittle mistaken
because as far as I know Spitfire means the number,s that are in a block visible
on the camouflgae they will go up from 1 to 6
they usuall come up in the early zeltbahn,s

If you have the book from BEaver CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORM,S OF THE W_SS
do tkae a look at the variation of the early plane tree print,s

[JOHN VD HEIJDEN]

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Indeed Peter now I,m made a mistake
the inkt stampe goes from 1to 3 is the size

So what type of number does SPITFIRE means ????

the inkt-stamp of the printed type number of camouflage????

[MGN]

In Roman Numerals guys , I wouldn't buy one with a "2" on it
I II III
MGN

[JOHN VD HEIJDEN]

In Roman Numerals guys , I wouldn't buy one with a "2" on it
I II III
MGN

Are you sure about that In the beaver book (CAMOUFLAGED UNIFORMS OF THE W-SS)they show a few ecxample,s with the normal european number,s "1" "2" and "3"

[Peter Wiking]

Roman ?

Thats new to me. When did the Germans start to use Roman size numbers on their clothing ?
Could you show us a few photos ?

Cheers.
Peter Wiking

[Perry Floyd]

"In Roman Numerals guys , I wouldn't buy one with a "2" on it
I II III"
MGN





This is incorrect...

[MGN]

Hey Guys,
Your right I was thinking about size markings on smocks, but they did come both ways right?

Sorry for the mix up
Mike

[MGN]

Mostly all were washed out Peter I dont have archives here at home.

Mike

[Mike C]

Hello,

Helmet covers were ink-stamped for size (near the centre-rear rocker) with the numbers 1, 2 or 3; the PLANE TREE pattern camouflage would occasionally have the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 - which was the pattern number itself. W-SS smocks never had size numbers - they came in one size: very large.

Hope this helps,

Mike

[MGN]

Opps,
I will stick with my first post, a gut feeling on this one, on Army smocks you do see the size markings, and on other camo items, What spitfire was refering to was probably the printed numbers on camo, Yes Mike C 1through 7 is correct

Mike C Army smocks not ss smocks I should of made that clear.