SS KZ Officer or Arm Recon Boards

[galizien41]

Just wondering what you may think these boards are. They were told to me that they were SS KZ boards, or SS Armoured Reconnaissance boards. What do you think? Original?
Does anyone have a known SS KZ board to compare the piping color? I know Bill Shea had a tunic a couple years back for an em/nco that he picked up from the vets son, which I had seen the boards...
Has anyone ever seen the cloth material holding them together before either?

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[phil9790]

To me they really look like recon copperbrown and not the light brown from KZ. Do you still own them?
I own a pair as well.
I have some KZ ones as well and I can tell there is clearly a difference in the piping colour, as you can see in the attached picture.

[Nick E]

To me they really look like recon copperbrown and not the light brown from KZ. Do you still own them?
I own a pair as well.
I have some KZ ones as well and I can tell there is clearly a difference in the piping colour, as you can see in the attached picture.

Those are both Recon KZ is much lighter.

[rbno]

For me, KZ color is like coffee with a lot of cream. Not cinnamon!

Alen

[RBailey]

This is a question that has been around a long time. You can not always judge by photos. Here is a tunic that most of have seen before. It is supposed to be KZ. I think a collector in Florida now owns it. Some KZ guards had duties inside and then there were those who were outside where there is more fading; therefore, not every shoulder board is "text book".

Robert