Original WWII British Home Front Fire Guard Armband (ARP Pattern 39) 1941-1943

An authentic, original British World War II Fire Guard armband, introduced in August 1941 to identify civilian volunteers tasked with patrolling during the Blitz and tackling incendiary bombs.

This is the highly sought-after early-war yellow lettering variant (later changed to white in 1943).

It features bold screen-printed block text on a heavy, durable indigo cotton twill fabric.

The top and bottom edges are neatly finished with dark blue fabric piping to prevent fraying.

The inside lining features the definitive, uniform yellow stencil ink bleed-through (reading backwards as "DRAUG ERIF"), confirming this is a genuine period screen-print and not a modern vinyl reproduction. 

In an overall very good condition with just some slight staining in places.

The fabric remains strong with vivid ink colour.

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