Right, here are the translations now.
1. Excerpt from the Luftwaffe forestry regulations:
"C. Hirschfänger
30. For officials ranked Förster der Luftwaffe or higher*: 30 to 35 cm long, strong blade, ivory grip with three gilt acorns on each side. Gilt guard ending in a stag foot, as does the crossguard, which is gilt as well. Black leather scabbard with gilt fittings and matching locket.
31. For officials ranked up to and including Unterförster der Luftwaffe**: The same Hirschfänger, but with a stag-horn grip. Forestry officials who are in the possession of inherited Hirschfängers, Honor Hirschfängers or state-property Hirschfängers are permitted to continue wearing those.
32. The Hirschfänger is to be worn on the left outer side of the tunic from a concealed belt whose carabiner hook is pulled through the slit of the tunic or greatcoat.
D. Portepee
33. Officials ranked up to and including Unterförster der Luftwaffe wear a dark-green portepee with a small, flat tassel. See illustration on page 23 on how the knot is to be tied. Those authorized to do so wear the Luftwaffe porteppe (officers' portepee).
34. From Förster der Luftwaffe upwards, the Luftwaffe portepee is worn. Tied in the same way as with the Luftwaffe dagger.
35. Portepee for forestry employees see number 70,2."
*) i.e. officials of the gehobener Dienst [elevated career], equivalent to officers
**) i.e. officials of the mittlerer Dienst [medium-level career], equivalent to enlisted men
2. Excerpt from the civilian forestry regulations:
"4. Hirschfänger
a) For officials from Revierförsteranwärter or higher* (with the exception of the candidates for the höherer Forstdienst**);
30 to 35 cm long, strong blade, ivory grip with three gold-colored acorns on each side. Gold-colored guard ending in a stag foot, as does the crossguard, which is gold-colored as well. Black leather scabbard with gold-colored fittings and matching locket.
b) Officials ranked up to and including Oberforstwart and Forstaufseher***: The same Hirschfänger, but with a stag-horn grip.
c) Candidates of the höherer Forstdienst and forestry trainees including forestry students wear a Standhauer instead of the Hirschfänger.
d) Forestry officials who are in the possession of inherited Hirschfängers, Honor Hirschfängers or state-property Hirschfängers are permitted to continue wearing those.
e) The Hirschfänger or Standhauer is to be worn on the left outer side of the tunic from a concealed belt whose carabiner hook is pulled through the slit of the tunic or greatcoat."
*) i.e. candidates and officials of the gehobener Dienst [elevated career]
**) the high-grade forestry career
***) i.e. officials of the einfacher Dienst [low-level career] and mittlerer Dienst [medium-level career]
3. Last scan (don't know from which regulations):
"I. General
1. The duty agencies in charge are to ensure with particular care and all strictness that the rules of these regulations are precisely adhered to.
Unauthorized changes to the regulation service dress in terms of color, cut or style are prohibited.
The new uniforms impose the obligation for particular care in the adherence to the uniform- and wearing regulations. Every superior is obliged to pay attention to proper uniforms being worn."
By the way: The text from the Wheeler book in post # 20 about forestry officials is brief, but full of errors. (Civilian forestry officials did not wear sleeve eagles; only the FSK did. Forest service rank insignia were not identical to Luftwaffe ones with only the wings/pips replaced by acorns; there were many differences. Forestry officials were never designated as "Unteroffiziere mit Portepee"; this term was only used for military NCOs, etc. etc.)
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