Please help - Feld Polizei armband

**StuG III** · 02-05-2010, 07:49 PM

Hi, firstly I'm unsure if this in the right section. Secondly, is this item a genuine period piece? Comparing it to others I have been able to find on the net, it looks good.

Unfortunately the only pic I have. Thank you for your help.
Tom

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 02-05-2010 07:49 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Adrian Stevenson** · 02-07-2010, 02:07 PM

Hi Tom, I don't like it at all: the overall construction is crude and out of line.

Cheers, Ade.

**StuG III** · 02-07-2010, 04:14 PM

Thanks Ade. Can anyone perhaps show what a good one looks like or a link to one?
Tom

**HPL2008** · 02-10-2010, 09:19 PM

by StuG III

Thanks Ade. Can anyone perhaps show what a good one looks like or a link to one?
Tom

No; this is a complete fantasy piece. Even the term is wrong. The regular, uniformed military police service of the Heer - that is, the men that wore the orange branch color and police-pattern sleeve eagles that were incorporated into the design of this piece - was called "Feldgendarmerie".
The term "Feldpolizei" was only used for the "Geheime Feldpolizei", the "Secret Field Police" who utilized neither orange branch color nor Police Eagles.

**bigmacglenn** · 02-10-2010, 10:22 PM

These have been popping up for sale by several online militaria vendors who honestly list them as reproductions. But they appear convincing enough to a new collector I bet...