Germany, Wehrmacht; DDR; FRG. A Mixed Lot of Shoulder Straps and Boards

(Schulterklappen). A mixed lot of shoulder straps and boards, including:

1. A Heer M44 Infantry strap for Enlisted ranks, constructed of field-grey wool with a partial grey rayon underlay, trimmed with white piping, the reverse with an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 45 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.

2. A Heer Flak/Artillery strap for Enlisted ranks, constructed of field-grey wool and trimmed with red piping, the reverse with an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.

3. A Heer Armoured Troops Enlisted ranks strap for an NCO candidate, constructed of dark green wool with a field-grey wool underlay, trimmed with rose-pink piping, wrapped with a twisted and rolled golden-yellow cord, the reverse with an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 45 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.

4. A Heer Infantry Feldwebel strap, constructed of dark green wool with a field-grey wool underlay, trimmed with white piping, bordered by a silver aluminum wire tresse, and pinned with a single silvered pip, unmarked, measuring 45 mm (w) x 120 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

5. A Heer Infantry Oberleutnant board, constructed of white wool with a rigid card stock core, topped by four bands of silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with a single pip, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 105 mm (h), demonstrating the removal of two numerals and a pip (indicating a downgrade from Hauptmann), in better than very fine condition.

6. A Luftwaffe Flight Personnel/Fallschirmjäger Unteroffizier strap, constructed of dark grey wool, trimmed with golden-yellow piping, and bordered by a silver aluminum wire tresse, the reverse with an integral strap perforated within a reinforced buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 45 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.

7.  An East German Volkspolizei board, constructed of a green rayon with a rigid card stock core, topped by green and silver-grey threaded piping, the reverse with an integral strap perforated with a buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), demonstrating evidence of the removal of three pips, in better than very fine condition.

8. A West German Polizei board, constructed of green rayon with a rigid card stock core, topped by golden-yellow and green threaded pippin, the reverse with an integral strap perforated with a buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.