Afrikakorps/Tropical Shoulder Boards for Review

[popskipa]

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[popskipa]

A pair of Heer Afrikakorps or Tropical shoulder boards.

I would welcome the forums opinion, real or fake?

Thank you, Keith

[NZMark]

Not a set I'd want. A quick search on the forum will show you many original sets to compare these to.
Regards,
Mark
NZ

[OSS]

I agree, these are fakes.

[Tim O'Keefe]

Somethings missing isn't it ? Agree with Mark & OSS, would also pass on these fakes.

[90th Light]

I know everone is saying fake and I do not wish to swim against the tide

But is there a possibility that these are tropical LW. I have several pairs of original LW trop boards which have the tunic twill on one side and can be reversed with the shirt linen on the other side.

The "one piece" top/ bottom production model/ style is the one the LW used.

If they are LW tropical boards then that is one rare piping colour for LW.

What colour is the twill/ linen in natural daylight, WH or LW ?

Just a thought,

Chris

p.s. a clear close up of both sides of the button holes would be a help.

[90th Light]

Post clearer images on the LW forum as "LW tropical" and see what they think,

Chris

[OSS]

Though theoretically such straps could have existed (LW trop. HG Jaeger) I have never seen any (and would love to see an original). For me, these are still fakes.

[90th Light]

Though theoretically such straps could have existed (LW trop. HG Jaeger) I have never seen any (and would love to see an original). For me, these are still fakes.

I am not disagreeing, in hand they could be shockers.

Equally they might turn out to be original LW trop. Who can say for sure based on those images alone.

Green piping would certainly be very rare on a tropical board and "LW trop HG Jaeger" is a possibility that I had not thought of. We have 4 tropical LW boards with green piping in the army museum here that were brought back by NZ intelligence. They are identified at the time as being LW Air Flight Technical Direction & LW Headquarters-Clerical. Could LW Field Divisions also be a possibility ?

I know green piped LW boards are rare but they were encountered at times by allied soldiers.

Equally, I am told one of big the fakers of tropical boards has a lot of original unused green rayon piping at his disposal and thus I can see why reproduction is highest on the list .

Better images in better lighting esp. the button holes would be a help,

Chris

[antifake]

I agree with Chris, I like them and they are IMO LW boards.

Radek