[Herb]

Jan, since I can't dissuade you from your position I guess I will have to accept it, especially in light of the regulations published in April 1922 in the landstadt of Prussia reserving the "S" for police units. I have no idea if Ralph is still holding to the Constanzo explanation or not as I do not buy his brochres, however he and Sam are long time friends. I will be visiting with him this weekend at the Reno gun show, if I remember to do so I'll ask him. I can certainly understand why someone would hold that the meaning Sicherheits Dienst SD as it is commonly meant just that on great numbers of other Nazi military items. One thing that has me wondering is how the NSDAP, national socialistic democratic workers party, ever got shortened to Nazi. Does Nazi mean something entirely different? I have read many, many books on Nazi Germany but have never come across an explanation for this acronym. Any info? Excuse the syntax, my inner ear viral infection is acting up again and things are not working just right at this time, got the dizzies.