M44 Infantry Enlisted Shoulder Boards

Product Description: This is an extremely hard to find pair of perfect unissued M44 Infantry Enlisted Shoulder Boards. Original enlisted issue Infantry shoulder boards like these are extremely desirable and perfect for completing a late war tunic or overcoat. This outstanding pair is constructed from a typical wartime field gray recycled wool fabric, which retains all of the original nap. The buttonholes are the expected corded keyhole style. The piping on this is rayon, white in color for the Infanterie branch. The edges of the piping are visible on the underside of the boards, a characteristic of this late war M44 style. The undersides and tongues of the boards are reinforced with a strip of typical late war gray artificial silk (rayon). The construction and materials used on these M44 Infantry enlisted shoulder boards are textbook in every way. The only sign of age is some extremely slight toning to the white tayon p[iping. There are no moth holes or other damage; there is no sign that these were ever attached to a uniform. This is a near mint set of shoulder straps that would be very hard to upgrade.

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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