When did Schellenberg change their sweat shield from a diamond to rhomboid?
When did Schellenberg change their sweat shield from a diamond to rhomboid?
I posted some links of the development of Schellenbergs in this thread (post # 9): triumph stirndruckfrei DRGM
Given that Schellenberg was only founded in the 1930ies (cp. Wilkins) the change must have been made quite early, most likely before 1940 - but that is mere speculation.
Hurra, Wolfgang!
Does the redoubtable Wilkins have the patent data for the Lubstein forehead pressure thingy, and that for Schellenberg, too?
I cannot recall. I do not refer to the book very much. None of this is my property, though I own a Schellenberg cap, just not this one.
Last edited by Friedrich-Berthold; 02-23-2018 at 06:53 PM.
Dear F.-B.,
thanks for the missing link!
What concerns the patent numbers, indeed he does:
Schellenberg: D.R.G.M.: 1 383 756, registered on Aug. 27, 1936, "Vorrichtung zur Verhinderung von Stirndruck bei Mützen"
ErEl: Deutsches Reichspatent Nr. 694 529, Class 41b Group 2, "Kopfbedeckung mit Schweißband" (Wilkins even has the facsimile in Appendix C of his book.)
So here we are, the complete history of Schellenberg-logos:
Such a pleasure to collaborate with Wim and Andreas!
If memory serves, there are at least two Schellberg forehead ecstasy patents.
How can such a minor aspect of the German war machine elicit so much interest.
Maybe the burden of going Sieg Heil all day put too much weight on your head in the first years of the regime?
Schellenberg caps are under appreciated in the Lubstein centric cosmos.
I also owned on of these last gasp infantry caps with the cheapo fittings and the red letter on the shield and so on.
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