The rarest recon waffenfarbe there is

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5 Comparison with panzer pink and artillery red for those who have never had a chance to handle recon copper brown. All shoulder boards 101% originals brought back by New Zealand soldiers from Africa,

Chris

p.s. note the 2 different shades of copper brown. It comes in a dark and a lighter shade

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6 Comparison with panzer pink and artillery red for those who have never had a chance to handle recon copper brown. All shoulder boards 101% originals brought back by New Zealand soldiers from Africa,

Chris

p.s. note the 2 different shades of copper brown. It comes in a dark and a lighter shade

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Comparison of recon copper brown soutache with deep rosa pink soutache,

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2 Comparison of recon copper brown soutache with deep rosa pink soutache,

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Stabsfeldwebel..... Have you got the pair, Chris?
Regards
Mark

Sadly Mark only a single

but one is good when it comes to finding this hard one in that rank

Chris

p.s. many thanks to the others who have also commented. I appreciate the interest

[Greg B]

Thanks Chris for showing the contrasts of waffenfarbs. Earlier in the year I got this pair of salty early dak boards which I have agonised over the actual colour ever since.

I bought them expecting them to be artillery and first impressions in hand were they might be Recon. I felt they were not red enough to be artillery and not pink enought to be Panzer even taking into account the considerable bleaching/fading.

When comparing them with other Pz & Artillery boards I own the copper brown is more apparant.

Greg

[Greg B]

Pic with Pz & Artillery boards in the back ground. The underside of the piping is exactly the same as the top so fading has not contibuted to shade difference.

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Thanks Chris for showing the contrasts of waffenfarbs. Earlier in the year I got this pair of salty early dak boards which I have agonised over the actual colour ever since.

I bought them expecting them to be artillery and first impressions in hand were they might be Recon. I felt they were not red enough to be artillery and not pink enought to be Panzer even taking into account the considerable bleaching/fading.

When comparing them with other Pz & Artillery boards I own the copper brown is more apparant.

Greg

Based on those computer images, they look copper brown to me Greg.

Nice score and good to know this thread was a help,

Chris

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Comparison of recon copper brown soutache with a pink soutache,

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Comparison of all 3 soutaches. The copper brown example sticks out like a light in the dark,

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[Greg B]

Thanks Chris, and yes I am very glad you started this thread you may have put my mind to rest .

Great pics !

Cheers
Greg

[Albert]

For what it's worth:

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For what it's worth:

Hello Albert,

based on the image posted, it is hard to say. To be "recon" it has to have the copper hue to it. If it is a tan hue then that is construction troops,

Chris

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One more comparison without the flash on,

Chris

[GOLGOTT]

Very nice boards, hard to find.
Regards.