Very well made reproduction SS soldbuch of an earlier type with a lighter fiber filled paper cover. These are appropriate for the duration of the war but the cover changed to a crepe material around 1942. The print quality is very high and the artwork was completely restored. These are the best soldbücher I have seen. The ink will NOT bleed when wet, so it will hold up and not destroy itself the first time you sweat through at a summer event. Color tape on the spine varies between dark and light gray.