MadZombieLenin Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadZombieLenin Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Here are a few more pictures:Thanks again!-Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mametz Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadZombieLenin Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtD Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Larger pictures would help. But, this is not an SS RZM armband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wss Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 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!-MattHi, 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadZombieLenin Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wss Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lach470 Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 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!-MattHello!Looks not good to me.All the bestNesredep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadZombieLenin Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 Thanks for the help.Oh well, it's the kind of mistake you only make once, right? :speechless: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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