Allgemeine SS Officer Shoulder Board, Uniform Removed

$400.00

Condition: Excellent

SKU: JW3863 Category: Tags ,

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Product Description: This Allgemeine SS Officer Shoulder Board is a very scarce uniform removed example. This pattern of shoulder board was worn by higher ranking SS officers with ranks from SS-Sturmbannführer to SS-Standartenführer. This is a textbook original example, constructed from twisted bullion cord over a cotton base. It shows some light soiling from honest wear, with a slight, even age patina and typical toning. Some of the stitching used to affix this to the shoulder of a uniform is still present. The underside of the board has some residue, likely adhesive that once helped affix this to a black wool backing. Only a small portion of this black fabric backing remains. This Allgemeine SS Officer Shoulder Board is a desirable piece of early regalia for an SS officer. It’s in excellent condition.

 

 

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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