German Cloth Branch and Rank Insignia

Here is a view of the back. This patch was for the Kiel port district. This is a very scarce insignia in this condition.

This is heavy gold bullion wire on blue wool.

It measures 90mm (3-1/2 inches) in diameter.

The overall condition is used, removed from a uniform and still in near excellent condition.

Here is a view of the back. This patch was only worn for a very short period of time, prior to 1933, when it was replaced by the armband. This is a very scarce insignia in this condition.

This is silver bullion wire on black silk.

It measures 65mm by 85mm.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. This patch was only worn for a very short period of time, prior to 1933, when it was replaced by the armband. This is a very scarce insignia in this condition.

This is silver bullion wire on black silk.

It measures 65mm by 85mm.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the backs of the 1928, 1931, 1933, and a 1933 with some damage at the bottom edge. These are very scarce insignia in this condition.

Each measures 3/8 inches high by 2-7/8 inches wide.

The overall condition is near excellent with the exception of the slightly damaged 1933 shown at the bottom at the left.

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Here is a view of the back. This patch has predominant green leaves and green border with brown stem on green wool felt.

It measures 55mm by 78mm.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. This patch has predominant green leaves with lighter green veins and light green border with brown stem on green wool felt.

It measures 59mm by 69mm.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. This patch has predominant green leaves with silver veins and white border with brown stem on green wool felt.

It measures 55mm by 78mm.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. This patch has predominant green leaves with light green veins and gray border with brown stem on green gauze hemmed in green.

It measures 55mm by 78mm.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. This patch has green leaves, off-white flower petals and pale yellow center with medium gray border loops. It is on dark green tight woven silk.

It measures 64mm by 75mm, approximately.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. This patch has the unit ID of the TeNo organization. It is silver bullion silk floss and woven silk. There are no maker marks present.

It measures approximately 65mm by 90mm.

The overall condition is near mint, with some wrinkles from long storage.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver bullion wire and woven brown silk.

It measures approximately 68mm by 38mm.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is blue and grey silk floss embroidered on brown twill.

It measures approximately 60mm by 42mm.

The overall condition is near very good. It is used and was removed from a uniform

Here is a view of the back. It is red and grey silk floss embroidered on brown twill.

It measures approximately 60mm by 42mm.

The overall condition is near very good. It is used and was removed from a uniform

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy silver bullion metal thread on black wool.

This is a very scarce insignia

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 4 inches.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent, with some signs of deep tarnish. It is used.

Here is a view of the back. It is gold silk thread woven on black silk.

It measures approximately 3 by 4 inches.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is gold silk thread woven on black silk.

It measures approximately 3 by 4 inches.

The overall condition is near mint.

This is a nice cap eagle in exceptional condition.

Here is a view of the back. It is yellow gold thread woven on dark blue silk.

It measures approximately 2-1/2 by 2 inches.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is black, off-white, and silver-gray thread woven on black silk.

It measures approximately 3-1/2 by 2-3/4 inches.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent.

Here is a view of the back. It is light gray thread woven on medium blue border and charcoal gray silk.

It measures approximately 2-1/4 by 4-3/4 inches.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It has a RZM maker marked paper tag on the back.

It measures approximately 2-3/8 by 3-3/4 inches overall, as shown.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It has a RZM maker marked paper tag on the back.

It measures approximately 2-1/8 by 3-3/4 inches.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It has no maker marks.

It measures approximately 2 by 2-3/4 inches as shown.

The overall condition is used, gently removed from a uniform, still near excellent.

Here is a view of the back. It has no maker marks.

It measures approximately 2 by 1-3/4 inches as shown.

The overall condition is near excellent.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver bullion metal thread on dark green wool.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 3-7/8 inches.

The overall condition is near excellent. It is used, and was carefully removed from a uniform.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver bullion metal thread on dark green wool.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 4-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver bullion metal thread on dark green wool.

It measures approximately 1-5/8 by 3-3/4 inches.

The overall condition is near good, with edge wear as shown. It is used, and was removed from a uniform.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver bullion metal thread on black wool.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 4 inches.

The overall condition is near good, with edge wear as shown. It is used, and was removed from a uniform.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver bullion metal thread on black wool.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 4 inches.

The overall condition is near good, with wear near one wing tip as shown. It is used, and was removed from a uniform.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver bullion metal thread on light green wool felt.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 4 inches.

The overall condition is good with some wear, deep tarnish, and a few worn threads at the top of the wings. It is used.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver bullion metal thread on gray sewn to gray-green wool.

It measures approximately 2 by 4-3/4 inches.

The overall condition is near mint and unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver bullion metal thread on dark green sewn to darker green wool.

It measures approximately 2 by 4-3/4 inches.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent.  It is near mint and unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver bullion metal thread on gray sewn to gray-green wool.

It measures approximately 2 by 5 inches.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent.  It has threads at the wing tips and bottom of the wreath from when it was tacked into a combat album.  It is otherwise near mint and unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver bullion metal thread on green silk with machine sewn edge.

It measures 1-3/4 by 4-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is near excellent to near mint and unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver gray silk floss woven on dark gray silk and silver gray embroidered border.

It measures approximately 1-7/8 by 4-3/8 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint. It is unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver gray silk floss embroidered on green wool.

It measures approximately 3-1/2 by 7-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is excellent.

Here is a view of the back. It is medium gray thread woven on medium green border and medium green silk.

It measures approximately 2 by 4-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is medium gray thread woven on medium green border and medium green silk.

It measures approximately 2-1/4 by 5 inches.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is an unusual shade of forest green silk with a gray silk thread BeVo woven eagle.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 4-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver-gray silk thread embroidered on desert tan wool and edged in cotton.

It measures approximately 2-1/2 inches in diameter.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver-gray silk thread embroidered on HBT gray-green wool and edged in cotton.

It measures approximately 2-1/2 inches in diameter.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver-gray silk thread embroidered on dark green wool and backed in cotton.

It measures approximately 2-1/2 inches in diameter.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is brown silk thread embroidered on dark green wool with silver bullion stripes. It is apparent the second stripe was added in the field.

It measures approximately 3 by 3-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is gray silk thread embroidered on dark green wool with silver bullion stripes.

It measures approximately 3 by 3-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is gray silk thread embroidered on dark green wool with dark gray stripes.

It measures approximately 2-3/4 by 3-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent.  There is a small hole above the pip from when it was mounted on a display.

This is an exceptionally rare wing. Here is a view of the back. It is heavy two-tone gold bullion wire embroidered on very dark gray wool. The tops of the wings, beak, talons, and swastika are a bright gold bullion wire and the remainder of the eagle is a more subdued yellow gold wire.

This is an outstanding wing.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 3-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is near excellent, with some very minor tarnish from age.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy silver bullion thread embroidered on very dark gray wool. This is a very early "droop tail" design.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 3-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is used, with tarnish, near very good.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy silver bullion thread embroidered on dark gray wool. This is a very early "droop tail" design. The black linen cloth backing is pulled from one wing as shown.  There is some minor damage to the top of one wing silver bullion.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 3-3/8 inches.

The overall condition is good to near very good.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy silver bullion thread embroidered on charcoal gray wool.  It has a moderately worn black paper over white linen backing. Note this emblem was removed from a uniform. Compare the droop tail with the similar later version insignia below.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 by 3-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is used, still very good to near excellent.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy silver bullion thread embroidered on black wool.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 by 2-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy silver bullion thread embroidered on charcoal gray wool.  It has a moderately worn black paper over white linen backing. Note this emblem was removed from a uniform. Compare the droop tail with the similar later version insignia below.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 by 3-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is used, still very good to near excellent.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy silver bullion thread embroidered on gray wool.  It has an intact black linen backing. Note the wing tip is not clipped, the wool backing is slightly folded over.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 3-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. Note the complete intact paper backing. It is two tone silver wire bullion thread embroidered on very medium gray wool. Note the smooth curves and upswept wings on this near mint device.

It measures approximately 2 by 3-3/4 inches.

The overall condition is near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is thin silver wire bullion thread embroidered on very medium gray wool.

It measures approximately 1-5/8 by 3-1/8 inches.

The overall condition is near excellent.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy shiny silver bullion thread embroidered on gray wool.  It has an intact linen backing. Note the gray body and droop tail on this interesting variant.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 3 inches.

The overall condition is excellent.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy silver bullion thread embroidered on gray wool.  It has an intact paper backing. Note the relatively straight top and rounded tips on the wings on this interesting variant.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 by 3-3/8 inches.

The overall condition is excellent.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy silver bullion thread embroidered on gray wool.  It has an exposed backing.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 2 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is a VERY heavy silver bullion coiled wire embroidered on black wool. The detail is outstanding throughout. It has some blue threads on the back from when it was mounted on a visor hat.

It measures approximately 3/4 inches (20mm) in diameter.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver-gray thread embroidered on black wool.

It measures approximately 1-1/4 by 2-5/8 inches.

The overall condition is very good. It is used, and was removed from a uniform.

Here is a view of the back. It is white thread embroidered on gray wool.

It measures approximately 2 by 3-5/8 inches.

The overall condition is good to very good, with some very slight damage to the lower arm of the swastika. It is used, and was removed from a uniform.

Here is a view of the back. It is cream color silk thread embroidered on medium gray wool. It is slightly larger than usually seen.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 3-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to nearmint.

Here is a view of the back. It is shiny silver-gray silk thread embroidered on medium gray wool.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 3 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to nearmint.

Here is a view of the back. It is shiny silver-gray silk thread embroidered on dark charcoal gray wool.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 by 3 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is shiny silver-gray silk thread embroidered on dark charcoal gray wool.

It measures approximately 2 by 3-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is shiny silver-gray silk thread embroidered on dark charcoal gray wool.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 by 3 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is shiny silver-gray silk thread embroidered on black wool.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 by 3 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the black linen back. It is shiny silver-gray silk thread embroidered on dark charcoal gray wool.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 3-3/4 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the applied black linen back. It is silver-gray silk thread embroidered on medium gray wool.

It measures approximately 1-7/8 by 3-7/8 inches.

The overall condition is very good with some slight wear to the gray wool.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver-gray silk thread embroidered on medium gray wool.

It measures approximately 1-7/8 by 3-7/8 inches.

The overall condition is very good with some slight wear to the gray wool.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver-gray silk thread embroidered on medium gray wool.

It measures approximately 1-7/8 by 4 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is shiny silver-gray silk thread embroidered on medium gray wool. This is a slightly larger version of the one shown above. It is still mounted on a piece of the uniform tunic, which was cut, lining and all.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 4 inches. The overall size is 4-1/4 by 2-1/8 inches.

The overall condition is good to very good, with some minor holes in the felt.

Here is a view of the back. It is cream tan thread embroidered on desert tan cotton.

It measures approximately 2-3/4 by 4-3/4 inches.

The overall condition is near excellent. It is used.

Here is a view of the back.  

It measures approximately 3-1/2 by 4 inches.

The overall condition is near excellent. It is used.

Here is a view of the back.  

It measures approximately 4 by 5-1/2  inches.

The overall condition is unissued..

Here is a view of the back. It is two-tone gold bullion wire with goldenrod yellow heavy twisted floss highlighting color threads embroidered on dark blue-black wool with a white linen backing.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 4 inches.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent. It is used. There is some tarnish from age.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy gold bullion wire embroidered on dark blue-black wool with a white linen backing.

It measures approximately 2 by 4-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent. It is used. There is some tarnish from age.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy gold bullion wire embroidered on dark blue-black wool with a black linen backing.

It measures approximately 2 by 1-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent. It is used. There is some tarnish from age.

Here is a view of the back. It is goldenrod yellow heavy twisted floss highlighted with bronze color threads embroidered on dark blue-black wool with a gray linen backing.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 4-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent. It is used.

Here is a view of the back. It is goldenrod yellow heavy twisted floss highlighted with orange color threads embroidered on dark blue-black wool with a black linen backing.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 4-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent. It is used.

Here is a view of the back. It is bright yellow floss highlighted with black color threads embroidered on dark blue-black wool with about 85% of the original paper backing.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 by 4-1/8 inches.

The overall condition is very good, with some nips in the felt at the right wing, as shown. It is used.

Here is a view of the back. It is goldenrod floss color threads embroidered on black wool.  The eagle is very detailed.

It measures approximately 1-7/8 by 4-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is yellow gold thread woven on medium green cotton.

It measures approximately 1-3/8 by 3-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint. It is unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is yellow gold thread woven on medium tan cotton.

It measures approximately 1-3/8 by 3-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint. It is unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is goldenrod yellow and dark blue-black thread woven on black silk.

It measures approximately 1-5/8 by 3-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is yellow gold and dark green thread woven on green silk.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 by 3 inches.

The overall condition is mint.

Here is a view of the back.

It measures approximately 2-1/4 by 4 inches.

The overall condition is near excellent.

It has a black wool background with charcoal black paper backing

Size: 2-3/8 by 5 inches

Condition: Excellent to near mint.

It has a black linen backing

Size: 1-1'2 by 6 inches

Condition: Fair to good, with some damage to the silver bullion on one wingtip.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy silver bullion thread embroidered on black wool.

It measures approximately 6 by 1-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is good to very good, with some wear apparent to the bullion. It is used, and was removed from a hat.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy silver bullion thread embroidered on black wool.

It measures approximately 5-3/8 by 1-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is good to very good, with some wear apparent to the bullion. It is used, and was removed from a hat.  The silver bullion shows some heavy tarnish.

Here is a view of the back. It is heavy gold bullion metal thread on black wool.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 2-3/4 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver bullion metal thread on dark green wool.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 2-3/4 inches.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent. It is used.

Here is a view of the back. It is black and white silk floss woven on black silk.

It measures approximately 2 by 3 inches. 

The overall condition unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is black and white silk floss woven on black silk.

It is triangular shaped and measures approximately 2-3/4 by 3 inches. 

The overall condition is fair.  It was taken off a hat.

Here is a view of the back. It is black and white silk floss woven on black silk.

It is triangular shaped and measures approximately 1-1/2  inches. 

The overall condition is fair.  It was taken off a hat.

Here is a view of the back. It is black and white silk floss woven on black silk.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 by 1-3/4 inches. 

The overall condition is fair.  It was taken off a hat.

Here is a view of the back. It is black and white silk floss woven on black silk.

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 2-1/4 inches. 

The overall condition is near excellent. It was taken off a hat.

Here is a view of the back. It is black and white silk floss woven on black silk.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 square inches. 

The overall condition is near excellent. It was taken off a hat.

Here is a view of the back. It is black and white silk floss woven on black silk.

It measures approximately 2 by 2 inches.

The overall condition is mint. It is unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It has no maker marks.

It measures approximately 7/8 by 2-1/2 inches as shown.

The overall condition is used, gently removed from an album, still near excellent.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver metal bullion on black, white and red silk thread woven on black silk.

It measures approximately 2 by 2-3/8 inches.

The overall condition is near excellent. It is unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is black white and red silk floss on tan wool. It is backed with coated loose woven black linen

It measures approximately 1-3/4 by 3 inches high.

The overall condition is near excellent. It is unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver gray silk black, white and red thread woven on black wool felt with black linen backing.

It measures approximately 2 by 2-5/8 inches.

The overall condition is near excellent. It is unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver gray silk black, white and red thread woven on white silk.

It measures approximately 2-1/8 by 2-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint. It is unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver gray silk black, white and red thread woven on tan cotton.

It measures approximately 2-1/8 by 2-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint. It is unissued.

Here is a view of the back. It is silver gray silk black, white and red thread woven on tan cotton.

It measures approximately 2-1/8 by 2-1/2 inches.

The overall condition is near excellent,  It was removed from a hat.

Here is a view of the back. It is white silk, with black, white and red thread woven on dark tan cotton.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 by 2-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is near excellent. It is used, and threads remain from when it was removed from a hat.

Here is a view of the back. It is white silk, with black, white and red thread woven on dark tan cotton.

It measures approximately 1-1/2 by 2-1/4 inches.

The overall condition is near excellent. It is used, and threads remain from when it was removed from a hat.

Here is a view of the back. It is dark gray silk black.

It measures approximately 2-1/4 by 2-1/4 inches, as shown.

The overall condition is mint. It is unissued.

Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 4 inches at the wingtips and 3-1/2 inches in diameter. There is some signs of routine wear present.

The overall condition is used with perspiration stains, still very good overall.

Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 4-5/8 inches high and 9-1/2 inches wide. There is some signs of routine wear present. We have several, there may be some minor cosmetic differences from the one shown.

The overall condition is used, still very good overall.

Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 5-5/8 inches high and 10-1/2 inches wide. We have several, there may be some minor cosmetic differences from the one shown.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

This is a very scarce variant of the PT eagle and not often encountered.

Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 5-5/8 inches high and 10-1/2 inches wide.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

It is Bevo woven metallic bronze silk on white silk. Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 2-5/8 inches high and 2-3/8 inches wide.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

This is a hard to find insignia, especially in superlative condition.

It is a machine woven shiny yellow silk on red wool with cheesecloth backing. Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 3-7/8 inches high and 3 inches wide.

The overall condition is near mint.

It is Bevo woven metallic silver silk on black silk. Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 3-3/8 inches high and 3-1/2 inches wide.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

It is Bevo woven metallic goldenrod silk on black silk. It is marked GES. GESCH. Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 2-7/8 inches high and 2-3/4 inches wide.

The overall condition is excellent to near mint.

It is Bevo woven metallic goldenrod silk on black silk. It measures 2-1/4 inches.

Here is a view of the back.

The condition is used, generally very good.

Here is a view of the back.

The insignia measures 48mm by 60mm (1-7/8 inches wide and 2-3/8 inches high).

The overall condition is near excellent with very minor tarnish from age.

Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 1-7/8 inches high and 3-1/2 inches wide.

The overall condition is near very good.

Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 3 inches high and 3-1/2 inches wide.

The overall condition is near mint and unissued.

Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 3-1/8 inches high and 3-1/2 inches wide.

The overall condition is near mint and unissued.

Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 3-1/2 inches high and 3-1/2 inches wide.

The overall condition is near mint and unissued.

Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 3-1/2 inches high and 3-1/2 inches wide.

The overall condition is near mint and unissued.

Here is a view of the back.

The emblem measures 4-1/4 inches high and 3-1/2 inches wide.

The overall condition is near mint and unissued.