31 July 2025   Taunton, Somerset Good afternoon, This is really interesting.  My wife and I were looking into her heritage and we came upon your post.  The ID tags are those of her father who died not long ago a few weeks short of his hundredth birthday.  She is Elizabeth, his eldest child.  It would be good to find out how you acquired them; she was left a legacy but no artifacts were handed down to her.   incidentally, W/O stands for War Office. WOs did not exist in the RAF until 1996.   Sincerely, Tinker

Thank you for these details. 

Back in February 2024 I had despaired of ever finding the first set of official illustrations for British Naval Uniforms, that of 1825. I’d written to Greenwich and their sole copy had disappeared. By pure chance they had two of the illustrations in a separate art file and those were digitized (swords & caps/hats), but that was it. Unbeknownst to me, a nautical museum in Hamburg digitized their copy which was subsequently posted to Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/uniformsofficersroyalnavy1825/page/n9/mode/2up . I just happened to do an internet search today and discovered it. Here are the illustrations, rotated in most cases, mostly so the coats are properly oriented. I’ll use more than one post to get them all out. Note there’s a slight difference in the Royal Museum’s 2 illustrations. The headgear is all oriented the same direction https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-128436 and the Master’s sword has the proper darker grip https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-128437?_gl=1*103jv3o*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTU3OTQ0OTg1MS4xNzUzOTQ0MTk3*_ga_7JJ3J5DBF6*czE3NTM5NDQxOTYkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTM5NDQxOTYkajYwJGwwJGgw*_ga_4MH5VEZTEK*czE3NTM5NDQxOTYkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTM5NDQxOTYkajYwJGwwJGgw

"Silent Enim Leges Inter Arma."  ~Cicero, Pro Milone {Chapter 11}.

These images may help in determining the authenticity of the RZM labels shown in Post #7.  The condition of the labels indicates they are not original to the collar patches to which they are attached.  They may be fake.   Sources:   https://www.emedals.com/products/germany-ss-a-waffen-ss-enlisted-personnel-runic-collar-tab-g52302   https://privatecollections.ca/WW2-german-nazi-waffen-ss/waffen-ss-brigadefuhrer-major-rank-oakleaf-collar-tab-both-rzm-tags   https://privatecollections.ca/WW2-german-nazi-waffen-ss/ww2-german-nazi-matched-set-waffen-ss-collar-tabs-rzm-tag  

Seeking assistance with identification of this body armor.  I believe it is French. 

Seeking help with identifying this sword.  was told it may be 19th century German. Overall 44 inches. Blade 37 inches.  Any help would be appreciated.

Here are some better pictures

Source:   https://jbmilitaryantiques.com.au/product/ww2-era-german-army-officers-sword-scabbard-by-f-w-holler-of-solingen/   "WW2 ERA GERMAN ARMY OFFICER’S SWORD & SCABBARD BY F. W. HÖLLER OF SOLINGEN 1889 Pattern dove’s head pattern sword, as worn by a German Army officer during the period 1935-45. The sword features the classic low profile dove’s head pommel, featuring a wire wrapped black composite grip with full wire wrap, mounted onto a stylised and decorative gilded brass back strap and ‘p’ shaped guard. The langet shows a mid 1930’s era gilded German eagle and swastika with stylised wreath, decorations etc. and blank dedication shield to reverse. The slightly curved nickel blade is 92 cm long and is maker marked to F. W. Höller of Solingen with ‘thermometer’ logo/trademark. There is light in and out wear, however the majority of the blade is free of wear and bright and clean, with a slight bend to end tip. The black enamel scabbard retains the suspension rings for hanging and small style drag. The scabbard is in very good condition, showing excellent age and the majority of the black enamel remaining. Overall length 106 cm, meaning whoever carried this sword must have been well over 6 foot tall, a giant by comparison."     Source:   https://www.whytes.ie/art/1939-1945-german-wehrmacht-officers-sword/154545/?SearchString=&LotNumSearch=&GuidePrice=&OrderBy=LH&ArtistID=&ArrangeBy=list&NumPerPage=90&offset=383  

Found this, guy had so many swords but i nabbed this. Pretty beat, the handles all loose but it’s pretty neat. Any idea what it is? IMG_2449.mov

Better pictures of paper tags?

Thanks for the ID. So, I looked them up. Would originals only be in brown?