Der Führer collar tab

[stengaard]

Hi Guys.

What do you think about this collar tab ?

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Regards
Stengaard

[DeMil]

I like it

DeMil

[NickG]

I am no expert on these early ones.......... but I like what I see!

Proper buckram and proper RZM tag even!



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[Greg Domian]

Very, very nice.

Greg

[Scott A. Hess]

Three thumbs up for Der Fuhrer Regiment and this tab.

[stengaard]

I am happe to see all your tumbs.

Thanks to you all and your tumbs

Regards
Stengaard

[C.P. Whitehead]

I like it! A very nice tab imho
Chris

[Felix]

I am not fully familiar with this style of SS 3 tab. There are the round "3" style and the straight top "3" as seen here. The original ones I have seen with the straight top "3" has different runes. These runes are made in the the same style as commonly found in SS 1 and SS 2 tabs.

Perhaps someone can show a comparison with a solid provenance tab in the SS "3" style posted?

Normally these numbered enlisted SS VT tabs has got "B" tags. That goes for the ones I have seen or handled.

//Felix

[Hohenstaufen]

. I would not want this piece in my collection, but this is just my personal opinion. I have both styles of "DER FUHRER" that Felix is talking about and he is absolutely correct about the style of runes for the flat top of the number 3. There are, once again, IMO, only two styles of runes with the early numbered tabs.

[wisches]

. I would not want this piece in my collection, but this is just my personal opinion. I have both styles of "DER FUHRER" that Felix is talking about and he is absolutely correct about the style of runes for the flat top of the number 3. There are, once again, IMO, only two styles of runes with the early numbered tabs.

grant,
do you have both styles to show us?, i'd like to know more.
this tab looks good to me, what is wrong,
tell us more
wisches

[Dan M]

Here is mine from vet's family

[Dan M]

backside

[Hohenstaufen]

Wisches,

I will show pics of some fake high quality letter and numbered tabs on Monday. Plus I will show pics of the two styles as well on Monday.

[wisches]

Wisches,

I will show pics of some fake high quality letter and numbered tabs on Monday. Plus I will show pics of the two styles as well on Monday.

many thanks
wisches

[Felix]

Dan;

I am sorry if I bring bad news but the tab you posted is not on par with originials. It shares on the other hand many similarities with reprodution SS collar tabs. To be humble I would say that I do not believe the tab you posted to be original. Red flags are shape of runes, position, shape of the "3" and the buckram.

To trust items with provenance actually one needs a provenance in itself for that story. There has been too many incidents with "pure vet finds - barn finds - straight out of the wood work finds" that ranges from a mix of original stuff and obvious fakes to just horrible fakes and on some occasions also to original jewels.
The hard core guys on this forum knows all that by heart. Hence the commonly used phrase: never trust the story, but the item. --> All items have to stand on their own merits. This is where your tab fails.

Regarding the first tab posted, I would have to agree with Hohenstaufen. I can say that if the initial SS 3 tab were offered to me, I would not have bought it. There is a high end series of fakes out there with early numbered tabs and SS school tabs etc.

//Felix