S.S. Evening dress insignia. ORIGINAL QUALITY
Worn on the breast of the SS mess dress. This insignia is one of the most controversial and talked about german Third Reich insignias. Very few original pieces exist and, as far as I know, Joachim von Ribbentrop's is one of the only truly authenticated examples known. There are practically no close pictures of the insignia being worn.
The few that have come onto the market have sold for literally £1000s.
The example offered comes from a very small quantity that I purchased in Germany some years ago.
The insignia is die struck in brass with an antiques silver plated finish. The back of the badge is marked M1/21 together with the RZM logo. Most of the copies on the market are too big. This example is of the correct dimensions (89mm x 24mm).
There is practically no way that my pieces are original. Possibly old copies from original dies? Of that I cannot even be sure. They are certainly the most convincing that I have seen.
Just a few available.....