SS Uniforms at SOS

[dcdefend]

Here is a thread of SS uniforms I saw, and I am sure there were more, at SOS. It's hard to get pictures, but I hope everyone will enjoy what I got. I wish I could label with owner/business, but I can't.

John

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SS Uniforms at SOS

pictures 3 & 4.

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SS Uniforms at SOS

pictures 5 & 6, sorry 6 is such a bad picture. No flash works much better.

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ss Uniforms at SOS

pictures 7 & 8

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SS Uniforms at SOS

photos 9 & 10

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SS Uniforms at SOS

photos 11 & 12, poor quality photos, sorry.

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SS Uniforms at SOS

photos 13 & 14

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SS Uniforms at SOS

15 & 16 The white spots are reflections on the glass.

[Johnny R]

Man, some look like they have potential and I know the better dealers have real examples but for most of them- I can hear all the sewing machines humming away.

[Niblet]

thanks for the show pics!
when I see a display like this (The last pic)all heaped together like rubbish,,i just keep walking

[Jeff V]

Incredible how almost every SS uniform is sporting a cufftitle!
best wishes,
jeff

[Niblet]

Man, some look like they have potential and I know the better dealers have real examples but for most of them- I can hear all the sewing machines humming away.

yep 20 years from now we will still be seeing the same old mint SS items at these shows,,,its a great hobby!

[dcdefend]

SS Uniforms at SOS

What stuck me, and I am no expert, simply a student, was the pips on the SS collar tabs whether they were being sold separately or on the uniforms. So many, alleged as real, were clearly post-war. I took one of mine that I consider the correct type for pre-war SS collar tabs and tried to find some to buy, but had no luck. I would have bought just the rank tab if I could have found one with these, but saw none.

[Ohlau]

looks like more fakes than originals...

[Johnny R]

What stuck me, and I am no expert, simply a student, was the pips on the SS collar tabs whether they were being sold separately or on the uniforms. So many, alleged as real, were clearly post-war. I took one of mine that I consider the correct type for pre-war SS collar tabs and tried to find some to buy, but had no luck. I would have bought just the rank tab if I could have found one with these, but saw none.

No one is an expert, if someone tells you that they are an expert you are dealing with a certifiable boob. The pips are tough to find, most people remove them from political and other insignia to restore or create SS tabs etc. Stuff that looks mint spanking brand new should not be dismissed right away as fake. A lot of the original loose insignia like pips and board devices which survived is stuff from factories etc. and is almost all mint.