Thanks to Robert H!

[DougB]

Really nice SS-Totenkopfverbände collar tab Doug! I'm interested in them too. Which area does the ''22'' stand for?

Hey Aleksander, the Hundertschaft number 22 is related to SS-TV Wachsturmbann 22 Elbe or also
possible for SS-TV Wachsturmbann Brandenburg (after 1937) from the write up Robert supplied. It's a very rare tab with Arabic numerals vs Roman and EM are also rare. This would have to be one of the rarer vertical tabs I would imagine.

While I do not actively collect SS insignia anymore, rarities and top examples like this still get my attention!

[Aleksander P]

Thank you for clearing that up and I really hope to acquire something SS-TV related in the future.

Thank you for sharing your incredible collection and items with us .

[DougB]

Your welcome and thank you for the kind words. If you want something SS-TV I would suggest a nice TK horizonatal tab like the common pumpkin head version for example.

Me, I would like one attached to a nice black walkng out uniform one day.

[Aleksander P]

That's what I've been dreaming of . Are SS-TV uniforms from the rarest end, even more rare than SS-VT?

[DougB]

I'd say a black walkimg out original TK tunic is rarer yes. FB is holding one for me LOL.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

and I make sure the sun shines on it each day, and it is covered with wet, filthy dust, and big, ugly moths crunch on its foetid wool.....and I finger the alu embroidery with my sweaty digits after eating a Big Mac or Dim Sum. .

[DougB]

and I make sure the sun shines on it each day, and it is covered with wet, filthy dust, and big, ugly moths crunch on its foetid wool.....and I finger the alu embroidery with my sweaty digits after eating a Big Mac or Dim Sum. ].

As long as you don't wipe your mouth on the sleeves it's all good.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

I do strive to take care of my things, and will dispose of them on a large scale at some point for a goodly chunk of dough.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

As long as you don't wipe your mouth on the sleeves it's all good.

My table manners are appalling, in fact. As concerns the textiles and such, I go to pretty extreme lengths to keep them away from all the horrid things I described.

The SSTV uniform is in a wonderful state of preservation and has a good provenance reaching back to the 1960s, if not beyond.

[Aleksander P]

Ah, you guys are lucky . Please share the tunic with us Doug, when you get a hold of it.