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Hitler Youth armband with repurposed material

Article about: Hello members, I would like any information I can get on this armband. I’ve been told it’s pre RZM, pre 1935 by a fellow armband collector whose main focus is Hitler Youth. It’s the fi

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    Thanks for your input. That’s why I brought this band to this forum. Solid , knowledgeable input.

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    I would agree with Smitty, that this is more than likely later period, not pre RZM period, when resources were stretched, people would have used allsorts, this looks like a good example.
    Paul

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    This is the type of item when field expedience and modifications would have been accepted, but by this late in the war there would not be scrutiny or RZM code/standard checks. I still have to say that this is a late (very late) war period modified item.

    It would really be a great reference book to see some of the field modified and late war modified items that were pressed into service..

    I know that after the war German helmets were made into cooking pots/colanders/strainers.. So a book along those lines would be interesting to see.. If only my wife's family would have saved their helmet cooking pots and BDM uniforms...

    This is a great armband

    Smitty

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    Thank you Sir. I’m glad you like it. I really like the uniqueness myself.

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    I think I’ve found the source for the inner band. I was thinking a flag, but after trying to find the correct ink pattern, it’s a pennant. I believe the material was cut from a sheet of printed pennants. The color pattern and dimensions fit perfectly.
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    And, perhaps, the source of the Hakenkreutz too!
    The whole thing could have been made from pennants, by the looks of it..
    Very nice, indeed, and most inventive!
    Rob

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    Here is a comment made by one of the biggest armband collectors in the USA. The comment came from a Facebook post about this armband. Interestingly, he is of the opinion of the other armband collector that first told me the band was a early piece. I didn’t feel comfortable leaving his name without his permission. I appreciate everyone who left their input on this band. Thank you all.
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