SS regalia: fakes and rarity as seen in the year 1936

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 02-10-2013, 06:48 AM

We know that SS regalia is problematic.

It was also, apparently, rare in its day, as this model table of sales statistics from a particular RZM licensed retail outlet so indicates as found in UM.

SS regalia: fakes and rarity as seen in the year 1936

Ergo, there was never a surplus of SS regalia in the epoch, so we should scarcely wonder at its rarity today.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 02-10-2013 06:48 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 02-10-2013, 06:52 AM

and the fakery of Nazi uniforms was a problem of the era...here naturally freighted with the racist agenda of the party. If you read the UM and the RZM thingies, this sort of thing is pretty common and very interesting. A lot more interesting than RZM marks on badges, by half.

However, there is no pretty picture in this article.

**Adrian Stevenson** · 02-10-2013, 08:32 AM

Nice to the evidence in black and white. Interesting stuff. All goes back to primary sources which we keep banging on about, but you just cannot beat it.

Cheers, Ade.

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 02-10-2013, 06:22 PM

by Adrian Stevenson

Nice to the evidence in black and white. Interesting stuff. All goes back to primary sources which we keep banging on about, but you just cannot beat it.

Cheers, Ade.

Thanks to you for enabling us to share this material here, which is not the case in many other places to the detriment of the collector.

**youthcollector1** · 02-10-2013, 06:25 PM

The BDM sales are much lower than one would expect.

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 02-10-2013, 06:30 PM

by youthcollector1

The BDM sales are much lower than one would expect.

Quite possibly. In any case, the SA and PL sales are much more than the SS, which is my point.

**ObKrieger** · 02-10-2013, 06:48 PM

It also looks like sales were much higher in December. I wonder how many bits of Nazi regalia were bought as Christmas presents?

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 02-10-2013, 06:52 PM

I will leave you to analyze the statistics. These are from one Uniformen retailer.....there were thousands and thousands.

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 02-10-2013, 09:26 PM

Here is an image of Eberhard Assmann, the Zeugmeister Ost of the SA and then the RZM king of Berlin. He was of the family, and a major profiteer of the regime. Someone should tell his story.

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I bet he could answer many of the questions posed here, but he ain't here no more....