Artillery shoulder strap?

[Beattie-B]

Today I somewhat blindly picked up a shoulder strap, mostly due to price. I believe it to be real but the fact that both front and back of the board are the exact same material and color have me wondering. Pictures below.

Thoughts?

[checkit]

Looks like a legit Luft Flak.

[Fred Green]

Hello,

It looks like a nice original, early , luft, flak board to me.

Fred

[Beattie-B]

Thank you gentlemen, what sets a flak board apart from artillery?

Cheers

[David48]

There is no difference, flak is short for Anti-Aircraft Artillery. In some cases a metal F will be worn above
the unit number. FAS would indicate Anti-Aircraft Artillery School of the Luftwaffe. After April 1943, Division
'Hermann Goring' shoulder strap piping was bright red as well.

[David48]

The ornate letter F was worn by Fortress anti-aircraft artillery.

[Beattie-B]

So the strap is certainly not field artillery like howitzers just strictly flak (aa)

All the best
Brett

[David48]

I am sure the AA were trained an used as artillery units the Luft just called them AA artillery. IMO