SS chin strap ?

**Pascal BERNHARD** · 10-04-2011, 10:53 AM

I like it but never saw markings like this !

thoughts are welcome

thank you

P.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-04-2011 10:53 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**ObKrieger** · 10-04-2011, 05:16 PM

I don't know very much about cloth headgear but I really don't like this.

**Pascal BERNHARD** · 10-04-2011, 05:56 PM

Thanks for the opinion

, but let's read more thoughts

P.

**BOB COLEMAN** · 10-04-2011, 06:57 PM

Pascal-
I also have never seen a marking such as the one on the chinstrap you posted. I would also be very skeptical in these days of everything being faked.

**Pascal BERNHARD** · 10-04-2011, 07:06 PM

Thanks Bob, you and Obkrieger could be right!
Usualy the RZM agreement code of this straps bigins with "L10/....." and not "L4/....

perhaps a period "ersatz" chinstrap but "later" SS marked...

**Pascal BERNHARD** · 10-05-2011, 11:38 AM

... after a "in hand" examination:
is this this chinstrap IMO finally a period item, L4 is used for "Sattlermeister" = sadle maker but also "Handwerkbetriebe" => leather Handicraft enterprises and # 45 is the maker code number.

see below an extract of the RZM regulation of 1936 for the SA canteen strap,

both were autorized : RZM L5/.... /.... and RZM L4/...MAKER../ ... YEAR...

Anyway, thanks a lot for all the constructive inputs !

P.