EM Waffen-SS Artillery Shoulder Straps

Product Description: These EM Waffen-SS Artillery Shoulder Straps are presented in near mint condition, showcasing original wartime quality throughout. Crafted from black wool with a well-preserved nap, they feature the correct keyhole-style buttonholes and red rayon waffenfarbe piping, denoting the Artillery branch of the Waffen-SS.  Rear backing is the standard field gray wool.  The construction is textbook for enlisted ranks, with no signs of postwar modification or damage. A fine and authentic matching pair, ideal for completing an EM Waffen-SS Artillery Shoulder Straps uniform display or for any quality Waffen-SS insignia collection.

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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