Hello everyone, just found this forum and i think it can help. i have a Relic luger in decent condition. but i am in desperete need of a luger frame and all small parts. i want them in relic condition to match my other parts. or a nice frame so i can restore all my other parts.

anyone know any good seller them for a decent price?

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I think this we may not deny for War Relics Forum-members, as it is interesting I would like to
show the material at WRF also.

Many, many years ago I found a rather remarkable photograph from a German policeman at
a small Dutch show, wearing an English flag and a cuffband for interpreter. It was mentioned
the photo was from 1936 and made during the Olympic Games. It was planned to use the
photo for the particular volume about headgear for the series “Headgear of Hitlers Germany”,
but what the heck. This forum deserves it to be shown.

A while ago a part of the photo was shown at another forum with the help of a member of
that forum as I cannot show images. One of the last days such an actual cuffband was shown,
coming from the collection of Ernst H. (a Dutch German police collector).

The shown cuffband for interpreters was included in the police uniform-regulation:
Bekleidungsvorschrift für die Polizei und Landjägerei in Preussen, as Teil 1 – Anzugsordnung
(Vorschriften für die Staatliche Polizei Preussens – V.f.d.P., Nr. 16 I) as authorized by a Runderlass
II M 100 Nr. 34/31 from March 31, 1932.

On pages 62-63 the cuffband was described in its color, which was carmine, and also who had
to where it and when. The shown cuffband, to be worn at the lower left arm above the cuff,
has a length of 43.0 cm and a width of 4.0 cm and was positioned by four snaps. On the inside
the shown crimson band was marked with a police authority and approval stamp.

In later years instead of the cuffband an armband was worn in green with the indication for the
language spoken (police-plate II for the “Uniform der deutschen Polizei” from June 1939).
It was referred as “Sprachabzeichen für Fremdsprachen”. It is thought this type of armband
was introduced in 1938, replacing the former cuffband.

An actual armband for an interpreter, speaking swedish is shown (credit: germanpolice).

Until now I have not ever seen such armband in wear. Maybe one of our members is
able to show me one. Language does not matter!

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Hi Guys, anyone one recognise this decal? It came into work on a very nice Luftschutz helmet. Known history back to 1945 as it came direct from the family.

Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!

I will show the rest at the weekend as there is no good light to take pics this time of year.

Cheers, Ade.

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Hello.

From what I’ve learned, the SD first used the shoulder boards used in the black SS uniforms, but on both sides of the uniform, and that later they used army-styled shoulder boards and finally starting in 1942, police styled shoulder boards with black underlay and toxic green piping.

However, I would like to know more about SD’s use of the army style shoulder boards. What color was the piping, if a member of the SD was using these type of shoulder boards? I have only found a couple images, but the piping color cannot be distinguished from them.

These are being sold on a dealer’s site as being for a Police General.
However, the backing is way too dark for a Schupo General.
It appears to be a deep forest-green.

(not being an insignia collector, they may also be outright fakes)

If real, any idea which organisation they would be from?:

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