to Luftwaffe frogs. In the changing time...it is normal that standard had been mixted for a short produkton ruin. Maby the contract chancing from brown to black colour was earlier as the order to end the depot stamp. Because the finisch in the factory and the proof mark of the Clothing department was not made together. But this is not a realy a variation. It is only mixed standard for a short time.
it will only be imortant if the were markings out of 1941, 42 or 43.
For the Luftwaffe eqipment there had been made extra contacts. The Waffenamt (WaA) was not involved. The Bekleidungs�mter ot the troop units (Clothing departments) were the contracting Partner of the makers. this is german privat law and organisation of the departments. So there is always a rivalry between the departments.
The Kriegsmarine, Heer, Luftwaffe hab own contracts with the makers. They marked the most of the equipement with the depot markings. -Reichswehr- or nazi-Eagle over M - for Navy or B.A.M. (Bekleidungsamt Marine), LBA/LBAB/LBA(S) for Luftwaffe and B (Heeresbekleidungsamt) vor the army.
Not every frog bear a proof, but this is not importend.
For example Brehme Walsrode exits until today. In the third reich Brehme produces for every Troop formation.
The contracts until 1940/41 are known:
Luftwaffepattern with short middle stitching, brown colour. Luftwaffepatern with strap like Carter Nr.311., brown colour. Army pattern with long middle stichting or/and with straps, natural colour Navy pattern in a very dark brown colour. Strap like Cartner 110 and 311, without fine lines at the edges.
this is the reason one maker (moere are known) produces serval typs of frogs...
So it is not fiction what i�ve been writen. The short line stitching always made for LBA contract. not army, not navy, not RZM, not police.
No short line stitching examples has nver been found with B oder navy markings... or??
The g�tze big washer examples exists in natural, brown and black.
