RFSS silverware piece help

[Mr Wellner]

Help with RFSS silverware piece

Hello Everyone,

I have this SS dinner fork made by WMF. It is stamped RFSS follwed by abbreviation, does anyone have an idea what it might stand for?

[CBH]

It stands for Reichsführer-SS (SS-High Command) and if real would have used by Himmler and his personal staff .

I don't want to comment about originality but they look pretty good .

And welcome to the Forum .

[Friedrich-Berthold]

RFSS is the abbreviation for Reichsfuehrer SS and or Reichsfuehrung SS. I will leave the authenticity issue to someone else, but may I register my doubts.

[Mr Wellner]

Thank you Chris for your reply. Ive been a silverware collector for a little while and picked up this piece from Hermann Historica a while back with a lot of other pieces. Ive had an idea about the RFSS but its the abbreviation following that ....

[Mr Wellner]

Thanks Friedrich! And thank you for responding!Any guess on the abbreviation following RFSS ?

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Thanks Friedrich! And thank you for responding!Any guess on the abbreviation following RFSS ?

No, sorry. You must find someone who is expert in historic German table ware, which must exist.

My province is the history of the SS, and I collect black uniforms, as you can see in the SS rubric here.

Good luck.

I am sure there are persons very expert in just this field, but my focus is in textiles, and the tailoring of uniforms and caps.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

I think the letters after RFSS are thus:

gesucht: Vers.

Abkürzung Langform
Vers. Versammlung
vers. versichert
Vers. Versicherung
Vers. Version
VERS Verband Ehemaliger Rostocker Studenten

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and such does not make any sense at all, at least to me....

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We need Andreas here. He knows everything in the most subtle detail.

[CBH]

Might it be "Ders" ?

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Might it be "Ders" ?

Maybe, but it strike me as a "V"

You really need a table war maestro here. Hermann Historica is also a topic I will leave to others.

[Wagriff]

Just an observation, but the RFSS does look to be stamped at a different date than the rest of the marking. Also,are there any Silver content hallmarks?