Police emblem former Ordnungspolizei officers silver bullion sleeve diamond WWII German

Grouped the diamonds into several categories sorted by their central design, within these categories they are listed alphabetically.

Sleeve diamonds with Gothic or Roman letters:

A (Gothic) – pharmacist (= Apotheker)
AO (Roman) – member of the AO (= Auslandsorganisation der NSDAP)
S (Roman) – technical NCO (= Schirrmeister)
SD (Roman, no piping) – personnel of the Reichssicherheitshauptamt and the SD
SD (Roman, with piping) – former personnel of the Gestapa and the Stapostellen transferred to the SD
Z (Gothic) – dentist (= Zahnarzt)

Sleeve diamonds with Runic symbols:

“Lebensrune” (= Life rune) – members of the Stiftung “Ahnenerbe” (maybe used by the SS-Rasse- und Siedlungshauptamt as well)
“Odal-Rune” – personnel of the SS-Rasse- and Siedlungshauptamt, including Fachführer and Fachunterführer
“Sigrunen” (= “SS”-runes), no piping – worn by all SS personnel on fencing jackets
“Sigrunen” (= “SS”-runes), with piping – worn by personnel of the Germanische SS in Flanders, Holland and Norway
“Tyr-Rune” – Fachführer and Fachunterführer with the SS-Hauptamt assigned to Ergänzung, Erfassung und Schulung
“Wolfsangel” (= “Wolf Hook”) – unknown, but listed in a price list dated March 1941

Sleeve diamonds with symbols of other organizations:

Hitler Youth emblem – possibly for former members of the Hitler Youth who had volunteered for service with the Waffen-SS; other possibilities are SS/HJ-liaison officers and SS personnel assigned to training HJ-personnel
Kyffhäuserbund emblem – former members of the Kyffhäuserbund
NSKK emblem – former NSKK personnel who have volunteered for service with the Totenkopfverbände
Police emblem (eagle) – former Ordnungspolizei personnel serving with the Waffen-SS
Reichskriegerbund emblem – former members of the NS-RKB
SA emblem – former SA personnel who have volunteered for service with the Totenkopfverbände
TENO emblem – former personnel of the Technische Nothilfe

Cogwheel – leader in technical service (= Führer im technischen Dienst)
Lances, crossed – Allgemeine SS cavalry personnel
Lightning bolt – signals personnel not serving with signals units
Lyre – bandmaster (= Musikzugführer)
Machine gun and rifle, crossed – armorer NCO (= Waffenunterführer)
Pickaxes, crossed over a shovel with downward-pointing blade – members of the technical training company of the Eisleben mining school
Shovel and pickaxe, crossed – personnel of the Allgemeine SS engineer units
Steering wheel, decorated with oakleaves – Allgemeine SS cross-country sports driver
Wheel (spoked) – personnel of the Allgemeine SS motor units/Kraftfahrstürme and transport leader on the staff of an SS sub-district (= Transportführer im Stab eines SS-Abschnittes)

Aesculapius rod – physicians
Aesculapius rod (outlines only) – medical personnel
Snake (no rod) – officers and NCOs in veterinary service

Blossom (five petals) – Officers in legal service (= Führer im Gerichtsdienst)
Cornflower – Fachführer and Fachunterführer with the Reichskommissariat für die Festigung deutschen Volkstums – Volksdeutschenmittelstelle (Gruppe Volkstumsarbeit)
“Edelweiß” flower – officers with rank of Standartenführer or above attached to the 87th Fußstandarte (Innsbruck) or Abschnitt XXXVI (Innsbruck), also personnel of the Pioniersturmbann 15 (Salzburg)
Elk horns – officers with rank of Standartenführer or above attached to the 105th Fußstandarte (Memel)
Horseshoe – farrier (= Hufbeschlagpersonal)

Sleeve diamonds with “star” symbol (= administrative series)Star (eight-pointed) – leader in administrative service
Star (eight-pointed) over crossed ears of corn – Fachführer and Fachunterführer with the SS-Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungshauptamt (Gruppe Landwirtschaftliche Verwaltung)
Star (eight-pointed) over a pair of dividers – Fachführer and Fachunterführer with the SS-Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungshauptamt (Gruppe Bauwesen)
Star (eight-pointed) over capital letter “W” – Fachführer and Fachunterführer with the SS-Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungshauptamt (Gruppe Wirtschaftsbetriebe)Sleeve diamonds with „target“ symbol (= shooting award series)Target (4 concentric rings) – shooting award, 2nd class (= Schießabzeichen, II. Klasse)
Target (3 concentric rings) with 2 crossed oak leaves – shooting award, 1st class (= Schießabzeichen, I. Klasse)
Target (5 concentric rings) with a half-wreath of oak leaves – shooting award, marksman (= Schießabzeichen, Scharfschütze)
Target (5 concentric rings) with a full wreath of oak leaves – shooting award, master shot (= Schießabzeichen, Meisterschützenklasse)

Sleeve diamonds with the national emblem (= eagle holding a wreathed swastika)

National emblem, “Police” style – (see under “symbols of other organizations”)
National emblem, “Police” style with “SS” runes above – Fachführer and Fachunterführer with the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (Gruppe SS- und Polizeiwesen)
National emblem, wings spread – Fachführer and Fachunterführer with the Persönlicher Stab Reichsführer SS (Gruppe Presse und Kriegswirtschaft)
National emblem with drooped wings above a plow – Fachführer and Fachunterführer with the Reichskommissariat für die Festigung deutschen Volkstums – Stabshauptamt (Gruppe Siedlung)

Death’s head, no piping – Officers of the Totenkopfverbände with a rank of Standartenführer or higher
Death’s head, black/aluminum piping – NCOs and men serving on the staff of a concentration camp commander

The main sources used to assemble the list were John R. Angolia’s “Cloth Insignia Of The SS” and Andrew Mollo’s “Uniforms Of The SS”.