M44 Panzergrenadier Enlisted Shoulder Straps

Product Description: An extremely scarce and desirable matched pair of late-war M44 Panzergrenadier enlisted shoulder straps, textbook in both construction and material. Fabricated from wartime field-grey recycled wool retaining excellent nap throughout, these straps feature lime green rayon Waffenfarbe piping for the Panzergrenadier branch, with the piping edges exposed on the underside—an identifying characteristic of the M44 pattern. The keyhole-style buttonholes are reinforced with corded stitching, and the undersides and tongues are backed with typical late-war grey rayon reinforcement cloth. The pair remains in excellent condition, with no moth damage or structural flaws, only minor loose fibers to the reverse from age. A superb example of late-war issue Panzergrenadier insignia,original and complete.

Historical Description: The German military as well as civil, political and paramilitary organizations traditionally used shoulder straps and shoulder boards as uniform insignia, to denote the rank or function of the wearer. After the Nazi rise to power in 1933, there was a tremendous increase in the number of groups and organizations in Germany wearing officially sanctioned uniforms, and most of these organizations used shoulder straps and shoulder boards as a component of their regalia. The exact color of piping utilized, the material color, the type of braid or Tresse that was used, and the number or location of devices and pips present, allow shoulder boards to be tracked to the exact organization that issued them, and often yield even further detail such as the wearer’s rank and even his specific military unit. Normally worn in pairs, the boards were in some cases plain, and in other cases adorned with detailed embroidery or metal emblems. Some shoulder boards were made in the millions, others were specific to a single individual.

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