German Police Shoulder Boards – Sew In

Product Description: German Police Shoulder Boards – Sew In , showing honest, even wear consistent with field use. Each board features a green Waffenfarbe wool underlay retaining strong color with no moth damage. The silver/aluminum tress remains intact and in good condition. Shoulder boards have holes where pips or cyphers were attached.  An excellent, field-worn example of German Customs insignia from WWII, combining authenticity, condition, and visual appeal. Boards show fraying at end that was sewn into uniform.

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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