Original German WWII 2nd Pattern RLB Armband by Bandfabrik Ewald Vorsteher (BEVO) Japanese Militaria The World War I gun

The World War I gun used a tipping lock system while the WWII aircraft gun uses a rotating bolt/lockring

9th Armored Division had seized the railway bridge across the Rhine River at Remagen

Size and maker information is stamped on the inner lining next to the pocket on the front left

He was sent to Europe on August 17th

Stahlhelm (plural Stahlhelme) is German for "steel helmet"

Original German WWII 2nd Pattern RLB Armband by Bandfabrik Ewald Vorsteher (BEVO) Japanese Militaria The World War I gunOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice German WWII second Pattern RLB (Reichs Luftschutz Bund) Cotton Armband. The blue cotton band is still very soft with a great color, with the embroidered swas and starburst organizational emblem of the Reichsluftschutzbund still in excellent condition. Also, the back of the RLB armband is manufacturer marked BEVO WUPPERTAL, indicating manufacture by Bandfabrik Ewald Vorsteher in Wuppertal, Germany.