Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Cloth Insignia

(Insignien - Stoffausführung). A mixed lot of cloth insignia, including:

1. A Heer Panzer Troops Officer’s collar tab, constructed of dark green wool with a buckram core, topped by dual silver aluminum wire insignia bisected by rose-pink tresses, the reverse bearing an illegible handwritten inscription, measuring 40 mm (w) x 70 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue, in uniform-removed and very fine condition.

2. A Heer Specialist Officer’s collar tab, constructed of dark green wool with a buckram core, topped by dual silver aluminum wire insignia bisected by dark field-grey wire tresses, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 70 mm (l), demonstrating moderate material fatigue, in uniform-removed and very fine condition.

3. A Heer Oberschütze rank insignia, constructed of dark green wool with silver-grey machine embroidery, unmarked, measuring 55 mm in diameter, demonstrating mothing and material fatigue, in uniform-removed and fair condition.

4. A Kriegsmarine Obergefreiter rank insignia, constructed of dark blue wool, the obverse bearing two machine-embroidered golden-yellow tresses, unmarked, measuring 85 mm (w) x 75 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.

5. A Kriegsmarine Blocking Weapons Mechanic sleeve insignia, constructed of dark navy blue wool with golden-yellow machine embroidery, unmarked, measuring 65 mm (w) x 85 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.

6. A Kriegsmarine Senior Musician sleeve insignia, constructed of dark navy blue wool with golden-yellow machine embroidery, unmarked, measuring 70 mm (w) x 85 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.

7. An HJ lanyard for ranks Gefolgschaftsführer-Hauptgefolgschaftsführer, constructed of green and white rayon blended threading, terminating at each end in a loop for uniform attachment, unmarked, measuring 32 cm in length, in extremely fine condition.

8. A labour tab, constructed of orange wool with a buckram core, topped by a silver aluminum wire insignia, maker marked on the reverse “T&H”, measuring 40 mm (w) x 70 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue, in uniform-removed and near extremely fine condition.

9. A Feuerschutzpolizei Wachtmeister shoulder boards, constructed of carmine wool with a rigid card stock core, topped by two bands of black threaded piping surrounded by two bands of silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with black chevrons, unmarked, measuring 35 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), in uniform-removed and extremely fine condition.

10. A pair of National Volksarmee shoulder boards, each constructed of grey wool and trimmed with red piping, both unmarked and measuring 38 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), demonstrating some mothing, in better than very fine condition.