Leigh Kitchens Odds & Ends of 3R miltaria

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Summer rig insignia:

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The U Boat badge is zinc, marked "FO", & minus its pin.

Edited November 26, 2008 by leigh kitchen

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Bottom centre worries me, I'm not at all sure that it's genuine, I'm suspicious of some of the more "flimsy" summer rig round insignia too,

Edited November 26, 2008 by leigh kitchen

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I have 2 of the PT vest badges & 2 of the tally bands, they came together with most of the other cloth insignia, in a small white cloth tie top "ditty bag" found years ago at a jumble sale in London - an old school mate paid 25 pence for the lot.

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The bag concerned, marked with the British War Office "arrow" & dated 1942, hard to make out manufacturers marks, with 2 of the items it contained:

[nesredep]

Hello!

What a wonderful Kriegsmarine pices,i love all.

All the best

Nesredep

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Bottom centre worries me, I'm not at all sure that it's genuine, I'm suspicious of some of the more "flimsy" summer rig round insignia too,

Hello!

Is there any marker mark.

All the best

Nesredep

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No, no makers mark, it came with most of the blue on white round insignia - a few that came in the "ditty ba" I'm happy with, most of the round badges were bought together from a dealer a few years ago, I bought them, but I'm not too sure about them, very thin material - but then I don't know a lot about 3R badges anyway.

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Because I've just dug the photo out - my DRK visor with 1st Pattern badge:

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And my DRK visor wth 2nd Pattern badge:

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Heer Official, equvalent rank to Leutnant, the boards are mismatched but with similar wear etc, both of the "HV" insignia are worn upside down, tho' t looks like they've been the right way up at some time, long ago.

I don't know what function the grey underlay represents:

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NCO equvalent Heer Official, agan, I don't know what functon the grey underlay indicates. The top loop of braid lifts to reveal a large button hole, & drops again to conceal the button:

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Heer Officials shoulderboard, District Admin, a nice little gilt "HV" & I like the tone of the silver braid, a shiny, slght gold tint.above & below the "HV":

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LW Flak OR's shoulderstrap, seww-in type:

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OR's collar tabs for Waffenrock, not in good condition unfortunately:

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Infantry & pioner officer's cuff tabs, unworn:

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Artillery officer & artillery OR's cuff tabs, unworn:

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Fire Police Wachtmeister shoulderboard, Missing two pips:

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Gendarmere Wachtmester slip on shoulderboard - has it had the small piece of braid across the bottom of the board removed?:

Edited November 9, 2009 by leigh kitchen

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Schutzpolizei Revieroberwachtmeister slip on shoulder board:

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Schtzpolizei NCO's collar tab:

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KM Gefreter's chevron for summer rig: