Condition: Near Mint
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Product Description: These SS Infantry EM Shoulder Boards are a textbook pair of extremely hard to find factory made enlisted issue style boards. These would be perfect for completing a tunic or greatcoat, and also display very nicely on their own. The tops of the straps are made of SS black wool. They are edged with typical wartime type rayon piping, in white, indicating Infanterie (infantry). The buttonholes are the standard corded keyhole style. The undersides of the boards are made from scraps of field gray wool, which is normal for these. The scraps have been pieced together with zig-zag machine stitching. The tongues of these slip-on style boards are intact, and are lined with silver gray rayon HBT, a typical lining material for SS uniforms. They are a perfectly matched pair, with no mothing or other damage. They do not appear to have ever been issued or worn. SS Infantry EM Shoulder Boards are hard to find and desirable in any condition. This pair rates as near mint.
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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