Shoulder Board ID

[Skip Pickett]

Hey guys:

What are these boards for? Look kinda high ranking, white wool backing.

Thanks,
Skip

[Johnny R]

Is the braiding gold or silver?

[Johnny R]

They are in the form of boards for a Chief of Regiment which for IR 4 would be Ernst Hasse. Can you post more pictures.

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...menter/IR4.htm

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[Johnny R]

Interesting here is his waffenrock with another pair of the same boards, did the family have a bunch of items from him?

http://www.military-antiques-stockho...i=210&id=11622

[Skip Pickett]

Gold

They are gold and silver piped. Very tarnished. From the Vet's Grandson today.

What kind of unit was this, Infantry?

Thanks,
Skip

[Johnny R]

Hasse was honorary Chief of the 4th Infantry Regiment. He was appointed to that position and allowed to wear a special uniform. He shot himself in 1945.

[DonC]

Skip, can you post a scan of the underside with the tongues moved out of the way? I am interested to see if they were made that way - ie, if the white underlay covers the prongs or if they are pushed through the fabric.

Don

[Skip Pickett]

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One has the number prongs showing thru...

[DonC]

I noticed that the numerals are not a perfect match, which that might explain. They certainly match in terms of aging and patina.

Don