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Article about: I am a starting collector along with my son, so forgive my lack of knowledge. I am interested in a number of collar tab sets that are offered. At first glance they seem WW2 period correct, b

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    I am a starting collector along with my son, so forgive my lack of knowledge.

    I am interested in a number of collar tab sets that are offered. At first glance they seem WW2 period correct, but I certainly don't have enough knowledge about this. I would like to hear the opinion of the specialists about the authenticity and perhaps even the possible value.

    In addition, I am curious if there is also literature available on this subject that can help me to assess the authenticity?

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    Hi and welcome to the forum.

    Well... I am not so big fan of those collar tabs. Color is not correct and those RZM tags looks odd. You can wait for another opinion, that color is not familiar to me.
    If those post to be Reichsleitung collar tabs, then it should be more bright red color



    About literature I can recommend you to check out this two threads in forums reference library:

    Cloth Insignia of the Third Reich (Cuff Titles and all Cloth insignia)

    Non-Combat Uniforms and related insignia of the Third Reich

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    Thank's for the book tips.

    I've seen several colors on these tabs. Light brown, dark brown, bright red and these darker red. Curious what the specialized opinions are about these. Why are there so many different colors?

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    Those colors tells what political rank it is:

    Light brown is the color of the Ortsgruppe level (pipping color light blue)

    Rust brown is color of the Kreis level (pipping color black in 1934 to 1939, after 1939 it's start to be white)

    Bright red is color of the Gau level (pipping color red)

    Crimson is color of the Reich level (pipping color golden-yellow)



    Actually. I want to make correct myself, I did find couple pictures from one book where is Gau level collar tabs with same dark red color than those what you post here.
    But what still worry me, is those RZM tags. They look too new ones for those collar tabs, dark red color is fade away pretty well, but same time tags looks too good. Weird?

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    That's right. It lacks the same wear and tear as that on the collar tabs fabric.


    But the colors still confuse me. In the examples from Wikipedia, they use all the colors mixed in ranks so it seems.

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    Or only for the lower ranks:

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    And than I found these dark brown versions on another website for sale:
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    For start it can be little bit confusing about those colors and all rank system, but can learn bretty quickly.

    Bretty much Ortsgruppe, Kreis, Gau and Reich had same ranks. More power, more ranks.


    Here is couple pictures so can catch what I mean:
    These are the last rank system what started to be after 1939

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    Those Kreis level collar tabs, I do not see any issues for not to be authentic. But I belive they are not orginaly same pair, color is not same shade, eagles are slightly different looking and backing is also slightly different looking.

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    That already clarifies a lot. Thanks. What book do these illustrations come from?

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    It is Uniforms of the NSDAP by Jeff Clark

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    Jeff Clark have also own site:

    Sell Militaria Items Online | Buy German WW2 Militaria | Nazy Party Uniforms - USA

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