GD Shoulder Boards

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[Adrian Stevenson]

Here is a direct link to the auction so that members can see it easy

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6226717617

I would say these are fantasy items. "GD" did not wear slip on shoulder titles to my knowledge.

Cheers, Ade.

[CSP]

Ade is correct. Any GD slip ons must be viewed with the utmost skepticism. There is no photographic evidence that has come to light to show that slip-ons were used by the GD. To the contrary, there is overwhelming evidence that the embroidered GD was worn up through the last day of the war...in all circumstances, whether in replacement units or at the front.

While this combination of the "GD P" for the Panzerjaeger Abteilung was in fact used...it was done so only briefly...months...and any original strap with this combination would be excessively rare to next to impossible to find. I have only ever seen a single pair that is unquestionable.

I must admit that the attempt here on ebay is somewhat convincing...especially to someone not in the know. The wear and extra touch of the stitched and torn edge is a nice touch, but I cannot recall ever seeing this on an original slip on. The embroidery is fairly well executed....but were modern day forgers able to reproduce the deep roas color versus the pink, these would be even more dangerous. In the end, the forming of the GD is off (the P I find quite nice and better done).

Two weeks ago an ebay seller...I recall perhaps the same individual, was offering a set of EM straps with this embroidery combination....also somewhat convincing...but for some reason the offer was quickly withdrawn.