SS crush cap?

[spandau]

FB you are as ever correct, HBAB is the acceptance mark for the army clothing depot in Berlin.

the same stamp as in the example I own.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

To be sure, there are fake stamps, but the stamps in this cap strike me as authentic. The clothing economy of the German military is well interpreted in the book I have enclosed here.

The Verwaltungsamt SS stamp is also faked, but never well.

[spandau]

Apply your science to this lot Ben !!!

[Friedrich-Berthold]

I will have to unearth my clothing quarter master book, which details the stamp issue in detail, at least ca. 1937 or so. But the book I enclosed also has a lot of information on same.

[spandau]

FB, The stamps in Shea's example are 100% correct IMO. That was never in doubt.

tony

[Friedrich-Berthold]

FB you are as ever correct, HBAB is the acceptance mark for the army clothing depot in Berlin.

the same stamp as in the example I own.

thanks for the confirmation.

[BenVK]

This is a good study of Imperial Army depot stamps and highlights the complexity of the subject. Some nice images also..
Colonel J's - Articles - Depot Marks

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Apply your science to this lot Ben !!!

The answer here is this enclosure which I will include in a minute, that is, a good rank list for the Rw with a list of the units.

[BenVK]

Apply your science to this lot Ben !!

Yeah, I'll get back to you with all the answers in a months time!

[Friedrich-Berthold]

This is a good study of Imperial Army depot stamps and highlights the complexity of the subject. Some nice images also..
Colonel J's - Articles - Depot Marks

Very nice article and essentially the same material as in the book I have enclosed. Again, the key is the order of battle of the army and its evolution, as well as handbooks on military administration, which I actually own.
Needless to say, the RZM was a legacy of these first world war quartermaster and uniform depot system, but nazified.