Black SS breeches- some

[Friedrich-Berthold]

My sources are the RZM Herstellungsvorschriften and the RZM Mitteilungsblaetter.....plus forty six years of collecting this stuff.....

[youthcollector1]

Thanks again F.B. This really gives me something to run with. At the risk of sounding like a broken record (remember them?), your generosity in assisting novice collectors and sharing your philosophies and hard-earned experience is a boon for us all.
Recently I started reading threads under "SS Uniforms and insignia" from oldest to most recent. Some meritorius collectors and authors have come and gone. Thanks especially to you (and Adrian and Bob) for sticking around to put up with the new generation of collectors puzzling over the same questions of woolens of ever-increasing fetidness. There is more than enough material for a very interesting published volume or three. Regards, paul

Well said my friend.

[DrCMH]

My contribution from my collection:

Private purchase breeches


Issued
(excellent photo by R. Hassler)

(Lousy photo by yours truly)


Dress


Regards,

CMH

[backtothefront]

Thanks again to F.B. YouthCollector and Dr CMH for your inputs. I am in a bit of a quandry with these. Im an easy person to sell to if the seller does simple things like answers reasonable questions. I dont see alot of these on the market and thus price comparison leaves me uncertain. A well-tailored pair captures my attention, but I am tempted to haggle without stamps of proof or marks of makers. I might just watch them for now... but he who hesitates is lost! cheers, paul

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Shea and others have normal black breeches (NSKK, etc.) for a modest price. Those with VA or SS tag marks are much more costly, of course, making sure that the RZM tag is, indeed, authentic....You should haggle about all this stuff, since there is no firm price. I haggle, though it often does me no good and I just pay a silly price.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

The tag in the early issued breeches....

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You won't find this in the hock shop or the garage sale along with the beanie babies and the unused cereal boxes....

[Friedrich-Berthold]

This tag is a sibling of this tag.

[DrCMH]

Shea and others have normal black breeches (NSKK, etc.) for a modest price. Those with VA or SS tag marks are much more costly, of course, making sure that the RZM tag is, indeed, authentic....You should haggle about all this stuff, since there is no firm price. I haggle, though it often does me no good and I just pay a silly price.

Compare the pair you are considering to those on the Shea site, it will give you an idea of price vs. quality. I truly loathe to haggle, so I just pay the silly price and be done with it. If it is an item I want, I've already purchased it, in my mind, regardless of price. If you can get a better price, go for it. And do be careful of those RZM tags, older versions were easily identified but there are some very good ones now.

CMH

[DrCMH]

The tag in the early issued breeches....

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You won't find this in the hock shop or the garage sale along with the beanie babies and the unused cereal boxes....

No, you certainly won't find these anywhere but in a few hands. These are from the San. Abt. Montur, yes? It is easy to see why this set is so enticing, so many stamps and tags and fine quality all in one package and owned by one man. The gloves are just icing on the cake. Thank you for sharing your fine material with us all.

Best,

CMH

[Friedrich-Berthold]

The early tag is from the SSVT Sani Montur. But my SSVT 1 and the SSVT LAH suits are just as nice, though they do not come with an overcoat...

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Compare the pair you are considering to those on the Shea site, it will give you an idea of price vs. quality. I truly loath to haggle, so I just pay the silly price and be done with it. If it is an item I want, I've already purchased it, in my mind, regardless of price. If you can get a better price, go for it. And do be careful of those RZM tags, older versions were easily identified but there are some very good ones now.

CMH

Yes, there are some well made fake tags, not the least because the buggers learn from our posts.