NCO Panzerjäger Shoulder Straps – Unterfeldwebel

Product Description: This is a very desirable and scarce matching pair of Heer NCO Panzerjäger shoulder straps. It’s a great early issue type set, of the type introduced in 1938 and made until 1940 (but worn through the end of the war). The top of each strap is made of a typical, finely woven dark green wool badge cloth. The wool shows light wear and toning, but no moth holes or other damage. Each board is adorned with early type bright aluminum rank Tresse, with the section at the base of each board being slightly different than that used for the rest of the edging; there is no doubt these boards have always been together and were worn as a pair. There are no rank pips; the rank is for Unterfeldwebel. Each board has a single zinc “P” cypher indicating membership in a Panzerjäger (anti-tank) unit. The straps are edged with pink wool Panzer piping. These Panzerjäger shoulder straps are the slip-on type and are complete with the “tongues” for affixing them to a tunic or greatcoat. The undersides of the boards are made from scraps, as is typical; this was a measure the Germans did to conserve raw material. These boards would be perfect for completing a uniform and also display very well on their own. They are in a very strong 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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