OUTSTANDING Original WWII Waffen SS Officer’s SS-OBERSTURMFÜHRER’S RANK COLLAR TAB. (Kragenpatte) Certified
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OUTSTANDING Original WWII Waffen SS Officer’s SS-OBERSTURMFÜHRER’S Collar Tab. In August 1929 the SS incorporated the wear of rank collar tabs on the left side of the collar of the service tunic. The SS collar tabs were originally adopted from the earlier rank collar tabs as utilized by the SA, Sturmabteilung, (Storm Troops). The SS collar tabs remained in usage through-out the war with a couple of minor alterations. The ranks of SS-Sturmscharführer to SS-Hauptsturmführer inclusively utilized alternating twisted black and silver/aluminum cord piping from May 19TH 1933 until October 24TH 1934 when it was altered to silver/aluminum cord piping. Second pattern, (circa October 1934), SS-Obersturmführers, left hand side rank collar tab features a black wool base with three natural aluminum rank pips and a narrow strip of woven silver/aluminum tress with an interwoven central black stripe position at the forward edge. The collar tab is trimmed in twisted silver/aluminum piping and is mounted on a tan buckram base. Removed from a uniform. Nice used example showing the expected age and wear. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic Brought home by a U.S. solider as a trophy of war. SS items are very collectible and difficult to find in good condition. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items. Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. AUTHENTIC SS Collar Tabs Are ALMOST Impossible to get, this is the first one of this type we have been able to get in a LONG TIME! DON’T Miss It!