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Relatively few
photos exist that depict the SA Headquarters Guard Units (SA-Stabswachen)
helmets in use. Of the photos examined it would appear that
most helmets were hand painted a medium to dark "SA brown" color.
These included both Austrian and German World War I pattern helmets.
Applied to the left side of the helmet was a large black mobile
swastika symbol. This insignia was applied by hand or by
stencil. However unlikely, it is unclear whether or not decals
of this kind were actually used on SA-Stabswache helmets. Most
original examples clearly indicate that the insignia was hand
applied. As a general rule, no other insignia was used on the
right side of the helmet. However a few unique examples of
original SA-Stabswache helmets indicate that on occasion a hand
painted provincial shield was used on the left side. This
should not be confused with helmets worn by the
SA-Stabswache Göring which utilized a different combination of
insignia which included the black and white shield of Prussia.
Collectors should be aware that this type of helmet can be easily
faked and most originals are already accounted for in other
collections. The majority of helmets used by the SA-Stabswachen
were repainted and reissued sometime after 1934 when the units were
disbanded. As a result, original examples of these helmets are
quite scarce.
The Austrian Pattern SA-Stabswache Helmet
(left side)
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This Information Track provides historical
facts pertaining to helmets of the
SA-Stabswache 1931-1934.
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