SS Affe

[Evgeni M]

Any thoughts about this marking on the period affe?

Thanks!

Regards,

E

[Pascal BERNHARD]

Faked markings IMO

M5/52 : "M" .... = Metal parts...

should be "L" .....

[Friedrich-Berthold]

The marks are all quite incorrect. Do look in the SS equipment thread done by Dimas. Also Dr. CHM has some clear images of the proper marks for an SS pack.

And I hardly need add, that M5 is the RZM license category for buttons, not leather goods of this type.

L is the leather good category, with its subdivisions. L 2 and L 4 .

See Herstellungsvorschriften der RZM.

Some SS items are VA marked, as well.

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SS field gear etc markings

[Evgeni M]

Thanks a lot for the comments!

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Thanks a lot for the comments!

This is not a very good fake, but you did well to ask us. Good luck.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Here is an SS Affe wie im Bilderbuch.

[Evgeni M]

thanks!

[Friedrich-Berthold]

photo courtesy of Whamond.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

I own two of these, but without RZM tags. They have either the VA or the RZM stamps.

[DrCMH]

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