Original German WWII Allgemeine-SS Issue Black Neck Tie with RZM Tag – Schutzstaffel Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. The SS (Schutzstaffel) was originally formed in 1925, ostensibly to act as a small, loyal bodyguard unit to protect the Führer, Adolf AH. Under the direction of the Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, the SS grew to be the most ruthless and feared organization of the 20th century. They were the vanguard of Germany eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied Europe.

This is a very nice 52 inch long black Allgemeine-SS Issue Halsbinde (neck tie), as used with the standard uniforms worn by the General SS. Most of these were officials, not soldiers, and wore a more “business” type of uniform that featured a white collared shirt. To match the black tunic, they had black ties, and period pictures show that even when wearing a gray or field gray tunic, they would still use the black neck tie.

This example feels like it is made from silk, or possibly rayon or brushed cotton, and features stitch reinforcements where it would go over the neck. It is in very good condition with no major damage or wear.

The inner side still features the original fabric RZM tag, which is a complete example, identifying this as an SS.-Halsbinde (SS-Neck Tie). It has an “A” tax code and features the ((RZM)) logo in the upper right, with lot No 129547 in the bottom right. There is an area for the Hersteller (supplier) but it is no longer visible due to wear.

A lovely example of a hard to find Allgemeine-SS issue black neck tie, ready to add to your collection!

The Allgemeine-SS, (General-SS), was originally formed in May 1923 as the Stosstrupp Adolf AH, (Shock Troops Adolf AH), and was redesignated Schutzstaffel, (Protection Squad), in April 1925 with the official acceptance of the name verified on the second anniversary of the failed Munich “Beer-Hall” Putsch on November 9TH 1925. On January 6TH 1929 Heinrich Himmler was appointed as Reichsführer-SS, (National Leader {of the} SS), and on July 20TH 1934 shortly after the, June 30TH 1934, purge of the SA, Sturm Abteilung, (Storm Troopers) on the “Night of the Long Knives”, the SS was rewarded by AH by being granted the status of an independent organization under direct control of the NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party).

The SS developed the distinctive SS style cap skull and cross bones on October 6TH 1934 and introduced the SS pattern national cap eagle in February 1936. After their introductions the skull and eagle were to be worn on all forms of SS headgear. In 1944 the SS developed a single piece of cap insignia which incorporated both the skull and eagle on a one piece trapezoid base for wear on the M43 field cap. Originally these trapezoidal pieces of insignia were produced in a machine woven version until a final, embroidered version was introduced in late 1944. The first versions of the trapezoidal cap insignia featured dual rows of teeth in the skull while later versions only had a single row of teeth. Panzer personnel’s cap trapezoids were produced with a black base to match the color of the cap it was to be worn on.