Kraftfahrer shoulder boards

[DougO]

My son just brought me these great leather ' Kraftfahrer ' shoulder boards from Germany .
The quality of the 'K' cyphers seems to indicate officer's shoulder boards .
Posted by Bernd .

[DougO]

These are slip-on type .

[DougO]

..and a close-up of the 'K' cypher.

[DougO]

..and a side view shows the thickness of the metal .
The fastening prongs are hidden in the dbl. layer of leather ;-see next photo .

[DougO]

Actual ,the upper thicker leather sheet has it's edges folded over and a thin layer of leather is sewn over the fold over on the backside of the board .
The slip- on tounge is constructed of 2 thin layers of leather and also has a stitch line around the button hole to reinforce the opening .
Very much a high quality leather work !
Since my Grandfather served with the 'Kraftfahrer ' in WWI , I am very happy to have these boards .
I think VIC will like these also !

[Tony & Kaiser]

My son just brought me these great leather ' Kraftfahrer ' shoulder boards from Germany .
The quality of the 'K' cyphers seems to indicate officer's shoulder boards .
Posted by Bernd .

Actually Bernd, they are for Mannschaften, worn on the leather coat. They came chain-stitched or in gilt brass as in your example. My friend Chip has examples of both . Those are extremely hard to find, they could not have been cheap.

[leibregiment]

Very nice

[Chip M]

Bernd,

Congratulations! Now you must have your son find you the leather coat. You already have all of the insignia.

Chip in KC