SS Officer Flat Wire Collar Tab Set – Bevo

Product Description: An exceptionally well-preserved and visually striking matching set of SS Officer flat wire collar tabs, executed in the iconic BeVo machine-woven style—a hallmark of elite SS insignia and one of the most instantly recognizable forms of Third Reich regalia. This tab set showcases the highly detailed silver-gray SS Totenkopf (death’s head) motif, precisely woven onto a deep black rayon backing, with razor-sharp definition and excellent contrast on one tab, and a black wool second tab.  Both are neatly wrapped is silver bullion thread.

This set remains in truly unissued and unworn condition, free from stitch holes, fraying, or any signs of prior use. The reverse displays the original folded edges and features the correct white lattice stiffening, which identically matches to each tab, consistent with textbook SS officer production. The tabs are crisp and vibrant, showing no staining, fading, moth tracking, or other imperfections—qualities rarely encountered in surviving examples.

A rare opportunity to acquire an authentic and untouched set of SS officer collar insignia, this offering represents the highest standard of preservation and authenticity. It stands as an essential piece for the discerning collector of WWII German militaria, particularly those specializing in the insignia of the Schutzstaffel.

Historical Description: Regulations for the SS Collar Tab went through quite an evolution in just a short 16-year period. The first SS Collar Tabs were introduced in 1929 by Heinrich Himmler as part of the newly introduced SS uniform code. Initially, tabs were worn by both lower rank SS men and their senior leaders. Lower ranks would wear a rank tab as well as a numbered unit identification tab, with senior leaders wearing their rank tabs on both collars. In 1933 the well-known “SS” runic tab was adopted by Hitler’s personal bodyguard detachment, the “Leibstandarte” or “LAH”. The LAH used this runic tab in lieu of the numerical unit identification tab to identify them as members of the elite unit protecting the “Führer”. In 1934 the runic “SS” tabs were again adopted for use by the early “SS-VT” units. This adoption eventually led to the widespread use of SS runic tabs by German Divisions; the later non-German volunteer units would not be permitted to wear the runes, and bore their own unit designed patch instead. SS Collar tabs can be found in an extraordinary variety of numbers, designs, and pipings depending on unit and rank, from hand-embroidered tabs worn by officers to mass produced embroidered and machine woven types that were used on combat uniforms.

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