Heer SS Armband: Real or fake?

[MadZombieLenin]

Hi Everyone-

This is my first post on this forum and I thought I'd take advantage of some of the expertise in this club. I recently bought this armband, which I'm hoping is authentic. It consists of a one-piece cloth swastika sewn onto a white cloth circle, which is then sewn onto the band itself. On the edges it has the black ribbons denoting an SS armband. Inside is a cloth label. The stitching is very fine and precise, and the piece is of generally high quality. It's not your typical armband, so I just wanted to make sure it's authentic. My guess (or hope) is that it's a private-purchase piece. I thank you all for your help in advance!

-Matt

[MadZombieLenin]

Here are a few more pictures:

Thanks again!

-Matt

[mametz]

Welcome Madzombie, never thought i,d type that! i,m no expert but as you say

it,s not typical. If it were private purchase why would it have a rzm tag, as a tag

is there to say it conforms to known standards.

Regards

Mametz

[MadZombieLenin]

Hmm, that seems true about the RZM tag. Hadn't thought of that. I figured that most good-quality fakes are of the textbook examples that everyone knows and is trying to buy (like a band with a multi-piece, ribbon swastika), and not of odd variations like this.

Anyway, thanks for your help!

-Matt

[CurtD]

Larger pictures would help. But, this is not an SS RZM armband.

[wss]

Hi Everyone-

This is my first post on this forum and I thought I'd take advantage of some of the expertise in this club. I recently bought this armband, which I'm hoping is authentic. It consists of a one-piece cloth swastika sewn onto a white cloth circle, which is then sewn onto the band itself. On the edges it has the black ribbons denoting an SS armband. Inside is a cloth label. The stitching is very fine and precise, and the piece is of generally high quality. It's not your typical armband, so I just wanted to make sure it's authentic. My guess (or hope) is that it's a private-purchase piece. I thank you all for your help in advance!

-Matt

Hi, my first post, sorry it is a fake. Someone trying to copy a RZM pattern doing a poor job. Material is all wrong, and not to mention the one piece swaz. :speechless1:

[MadZombieLenin]

Oh well. Thanks for the info. At least I know now! The question is resolved and at least I know it's worthless.

Thanks again.

[wss]

Oh well. Thanks for the info. At least I know now! The question is resolved and at least I know it's worthless.

Thanks again.

No problem, you are welcome. A good RZM armband will start around the $250.00 dollar mark. :cheers:

[lach470]

I will add this though: there are one piece swatika SS armbands out there (armband would be called 2 piece construction). They were not all three piecers! I have one of these two piecer armbands. That said though - this armband is all wrong. Does NOT look anywhere near the early RZM examples that used that type of tag.

Cheers!

Rob

[nesredep]

Hi Everyone-

This is my first post on this forum and I thought I'd take advantage of some of the expertise in this club. I recently bought this armband, which I'm hoping is authentic. It consists of a one-piece cloth swastika sewn onto a white cloth circle, which is then sewn onto the band itself. On the edges it has the black ribbons denoting an SS armband. Inside is a cloth label. The stitching is very fine and precise, and the piece is of generally high quality. It's not your typical armband, so I just wanted to make sure it's authentic. My guess (or hope) is that it's a private-purchase piece. I thank you all for your help in advance!

-Matt

Hello!

Looks not good to me.

All the best

Nesredep

[MadZombieLenin]

Thanks for the help.

Oh well, it's the kind of mistake you only make once, right? :speechless: