The condition of some of these caps never ceaces to amaze me.
When even lower ranks in the Black Corps made private purchases, it shows the amount of pride taken in their appearence, I guess.
The condition of some of these caps never ceaces to amaze me.
When even lower ranks in the Black Corps made private purchases, it shows the amount of pride taken in their appearence, I guess.
Last edited by Scout; 05-08-2012 at 05:08 PM.
Very nice and interesting caps. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Pat
Great !
What the younger collectors have to understand is that there were no full-color, life-size pics of headgear back in the day (and I am talking about buying from the major auction houses such as Manions). Most pics of hats were literally the size of a thumbnail and printed in black and white on cheap paper. You were lucky if there was a pic of the interior logo--forget even asking for an "under the hood" shot!
I returned a lot of hats back in those days. It took forever to get a refund (and even longer to get paid if you sold something).
“Show me the regulation, and I’ll show you the exception.”
The term "private purchase" should recognize that each SS officer had a clothing allowance which he might spend at RZM licensed outlets as well as in RZM retail as well as the Kleiderkasse SS. Trade marks in official party items were forbidden in the course of 1935, but I do think this dictum was universally enforced.
Astounding, that rules stipulated, that the tailor/shop was not even allowed to use the 'Hoheitsabzeichen' in his own display window.
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