Unissued RAD Leaders Armband

Product Description: This unissued RAD Leaders Armband came to us as part of a group of souvenirs taken by an American veteran. It’s a textbook example, in absolutely unissued, unworn condition. It’s Bevo, machine woven construction, with a lovely flat wire design featuring the wheat and shovel organizational emblem of the Reichsarbeitsdienst, surrounded by a wreath, and topped with a German national eagle. This beautiful woven flat wire emblem is executed on a base of thin brown rayon fabric, which remains pristine and crisp. The upper and lower edges of the armband have silver wire ornamentation. On the reverse, the short edges are joined with brown machine stitching, in a typical French seam method leaving no stitching visible on the outside of the armband. This unissued RAD Leaders Armband has bright original color, and is close to perfect. The condition rates as near mint.

Historical Description: Nearly every military, civil, political and paramilitary organization in existence during the Third Reich used armbands. Armbands were worn on military and civilian uniforms and also on civilian clothes, from suit jackets to work clothing. They were used to denote membership in organizations, to indicate a specific role or function of the bearer, and as insignia of rank. Many organizations would change the design of their armbands over time, which added to the variety produced. These were manufactured in countless variations, ranging from simple printed bands to elaborately hand-embroidered pieces of the highest quality. Some Nazi armbands were worn by all members of large organizations and were made by the millions. Others were intended for use at a specific time and place and were unique. Many types were made in very limited numbers. Some bore metal insignia or special identifiers that indicated the wearer’s rank, unit affiliation, or nationality. Armbands were sometimes but not always marked with ink stamps by the issuing authorities.

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