An Rad (Reichsarbeitsdienst) Officer's Aiguillette

Cord is fabricated from fine aluminum bullion wire interlaced with chocolate brown embroidery, divided into three sections: the first section with a cord braided into multiple rows of loops, a thin wire loop attached to the end of the braided portion, the second section has a shorter looped cord with a braided sliding adjustment knot, the third section has a long looped cord, with all three cords joined at five positions within an 18.3 mm x 44.5 mm fine aluminum wire patch and slotted in the centre for placement around a button on the shoulder. Extremely fine.

Footnote: This aiguillette came from the personal collection of John R. Angolia, the author of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition".