Description
Product Description: This is a very nice matched set of 1940 regulation SA Shoulder Boards for ranks from Sturmführer to Hauptsturmführer. They are virtually pristine, with no signs of ever having been issued or worn. The tops of these boards each have four rows of twisted silver cord, with no oxidation or other damage. This cord is mounted on a backing of black badge cloth backing, indicating SA Pioneer units (per 1940 regulation). The black wool is clean, with no mothing. Both shoulder boards have their original paper RZM labels intact. The labels are numbered consecutively, leaving no doubt that this is a matched set from the factory. The maker is marked on the tags as RZM A4/147. This is a choice set of SA Shoulder Boards, that would likely be impossible to upgrade. The condition of this pair is exceptional, and rates as excellent/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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