Metal numbers on schoulder boards

[Admiraal]

I can buy some gold colored metal numbers for shoulderboards, but i got a question about them.
Whats the difference between the gold colored numbers and the silver?
Is gold for officers and silver for NCO's ?

I hope someone knows

[NickG]

I can buy some gold colored metal numbers for shoulderboards, but i got a question about them.
Whats the difference between the gold colored numbers and the silver?
Is gold for officers and silver for NCO's ?

I hope someone knows

Yes that is correct!

[Waffenreich]

Please don't take this the wrong way, but I'd recommend before you spend money to buy accessories like this that you buy some very basic reference books. The ability to identify the correct components that distinguish between officer, NCO and EM uniforms should be a core competency of every collector.

A good book that is relatively inexpensive and still plentiful in availability is Uniforms and Insignia of the German Army by Brian L. Davis.

v/r

Bob

[TJ Suter]

Here is some good information on straps/boards for you:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/uniforms_firearms/uniforms/shoulder_boards/index.htm

[Admiraal]

Please don't take this the wrong way, but I'd recommend before you spend money to buy accessories like this that you buy some very basic reference books. The ability to identify the correct components that distinguish between officer, NCO and EM uniforms should be a core competency of every collector.

A good book that is relatively inexpensive and still plentiful in availability is Uniforms and Insignia of the German Army by Brian L. Davis.

v/r

Bob

Its not for an original collection uniform.
I just wasn't sure, and now i am.