3rd TN Visor Insignia � Type 3.C (Final) � ALL Aluminum Type
The 3rd TN Visor Insignia � Type 3.C (Final) � ALL ALUMINUM Eagle + Laurel Leaf M�tzenkranz, is the Insignia which most Collectors know and recognize, as being "TeNo." It is not a �common� Insignia � but it�s also not a �rare� one.
� ALUMINUM TN EAGLE - As noted above, due to the imposed �Legal� restrictions for the use of strategic metals (i.e. NO more use of Nickel Silver), ASSMANN was required to change to Insignia production using Aluminum [for ALL TR Insignias]. (Observation of Examples, leads to the conclusion that new Stamping Die sets were required � as the NS M�tzenkranz is definitely slightly smaller than the Alum. M�tzenkranz.) The TN Eagle design remained the same, BUT the stamping process using Aluminum, gave the Eagle some totally new characteristics:
(1) HOOD: A �hood� over the Eagle�s head, due to the stamping die;
(2) LESS DETAIL: Much less distinct Head, Wings, and Body features � but still a very attractive Eagle! ! !
(3) Swastika in-a-BOX: Most Recognizable � is that the Swastika was now in a rotated �BOX� � with the lack of the prior Nickel Silver 3 �Cut-Out� Swastika arms. (Also, this feature made it a whole LOT easier for us to see the difference, in Photos!) By comparison, it is very interesting � that the Cloth / Bullion Officer�s Visor Eagles continued to be made (1936-1945) with the �Cut-Out� 3 Arms of the Swastika.
� ALUMINUM TN M�tzenkranz - The TN Laurel Leaf M�tzenkranz design, when made of Aluminum, remained �essentially' the same as the NS model � BUT, with the significant differences being that:
� Size - it is slightly larger in Width & Height.
� Different locations of, & different numbers of, reverse securing �double-pins� have been noted.
(However, since � this Type 3.C TN Insignia was manufactured from mid 1936 � ?1942/43 or even into 1945, some changes in their production reasonably took place over this time-frame.)
On the ASSMANN Sample board, the 3rd TN Visor Insignia � Type 3.C (Final) � ALL Aluminum Type, is also present for study.
ATTACHMENT
ASSMANN Sample Board � with 3rd TN Visor Insignia � Type 3.C (Final) � ALL Aluminum Insignia.
Photo (1936) of Landesf�hrer Walther Junecke, wearing the � 3rd TN Visor Insignia � Type 3.C (Final) � dated 1936.
