M/36 Collar Tabs, 1941, Reproduction

Name: M/36 Collar Tabs, 1941, Reproduction
SKU: FIN-M36-COLLAR-TABS-1941-001
Availability: InStock

Price range: 19,90 € through 24,90 €

Branch Color (1941)

Military Rank

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Category: Collar Insignia Tag: Reproduction

Description
1941 Collar Tabs Information

Description

Reproductions of Finnish m/36 (m/36-39 by collectors) collar tabs from June 1941 until the end of the war. These collar tabs were used on m/36 wool tunics and summer blouses.

These are embroidered insignia on wool fabric and a support fabric on the back. We replicated the designs and measurements from wartime documents, and color matched the wool and thread to original wartime tabs.

You can find the 5 mm epaulette rank tape here:
Rank Tape, White, 5 mm

You can find the heraldic roses here:
– Original Officer Heraldic Rose, Small
– Post-war Officer Heraldic Rose, Small
– Post-war Officer Heraldic Rose, Large

Price is for a pair.
Includes only the tabs.
Rank tape and heraldic roses are sold separately.

1941 Collar Tabs Information

History

With an order on 13th of June 1941 the separate conscript and reservist insignia were abolished. Conscript and reservist NCOs were to use the same collar tabs as cadre NCOs with no epaulette chevrons. Cadre and Reserve officers would use the same collar tabs, with the golden heraldic roses.
Conscript and reservist Privates (Sotamies) and Privates First Class (Korpraali) would use the same collar tabs. In addition Privates First Class (Korpraali) would have single chevrons on their epaulettes as before.

Regulations

In addition to their collar tabs Privates First Class (Korpraali) would have single sewn 5 mm wide silver colored fabric tape chevrons with a 135 degree angle pointing upwards on the middle of their epaulettes.
During the war white herringbone tape was usually used instead.

The officer ranks were indicated with a number of gold colored heraldic roses placed on the horizontal centerline of the collar tabs.

Second Lieutenant (Vänrikki): one small rose
Lieutenant (Luutnantti): two small roses
Captain (Kapteeni): three small roses
Major (Majuri): one large rose
Lieutenant Colonel (Everstiluutnantti): two large roses
Colonel (Eversti): three large roses

General ranks were indicated with gold colored heraldic coat-of-arms lions placed on the horizontal centerline of the collar tabs.

Major General (Kenraalimajuri): one lion
Lieutenant General (Kenraaliluutnantti): two lions
General (Kenraali): three lions

Sewing instructions

For lower ranks and lower officer field tunics:

Cut the tabs so that there is about 1 – 3 mm of wool fabric left outside the outer edge.
The tabs are sewn about 5 mm from the front edge of the collar and vertically centered.

For higher officers and lower officer service tunics:

Cut the backside support fabric off right at the edge of the tab outline. Fold the colored fabric around to the backside along the edge of the tab and hand sew it to the opposite side to keep it folded.
The tabs are sewn about 5 mm from the front edge of the collar and vertically centered.