Showing my used tabs...

[Regen]

wow!
wonderful set
I congratulate you Eric

[Darren Anthony]

Gorgeous collection, was only talking about the Nederland tab yesterday , never seen a used one , has anyone got any pictures of it in use

[Felix]

Well, I have seen only about two perhaps three (including mine) in used/worn condition. So for me these are rare. Indeed mint ones are often seen and not expensive.

Erik

Thats more than I have seen but there are for sure hidden gems in collections. And as we have come to know from period photos of the late stages in the war they were issued to some extent. Most likly more common than we think.

Cheers
//Felix

[Erik]

Gorgeous collection, was only talking about the Nederland tab yesterday , never seen a used one , has anyone got any pictures of it in use

Pictures of the horizontal version in use are hard to find. This is all I could come up with but there must be more out there.

Erik

[Darren Anthony]

Pictures of the horizontal version in use are hard to find. This is all I could come up with but there must be more out there.

Erik

Thanks Erik , that's a fantastic pic

[Winkelman]

Pictures of the horizontal version in use are hard to find. This is all I could come up with but there must be more out there.

Erik

Fortunately , period pictures of these German made tabs are to be found ;

what we are in desperate need of are pictures of the BeVo cufftitle " Nederland " in wear .. !

[Winkelman]

And here we go ;

1.

[Winkelman]

2. ( probably the very best ever - from Mario "Coco " )

[Winkelman]

3. ( from the 1943 Dutch Jeugdstorm / Youth calendar ; same guy as on the cover of Stormmeeuw magazine )

[Winkelman]

4. ( from the 1944 NSB calendar )

Normal and even later " skinny " type horizontal wolfsangel .

Left = same guy as picture 1 .

Also note the great closeup of the woolen gloves .

Now you all save & download these pictures for yourselves ,
because I will not be around forever to help out ..

[Winkelman]

I think this picture was once presented as showing a Dutch tab ,
but on closer observation it really is a regular " SS runes " tab on a somewhat folded collar .
Like the duck / rabbit picture , your eyes may start seeing it both ways ..