Schutzenschnur

[Wim Vangossum]

Hi everyone,

Can I please have opinions on this Schutzenschnur? And what are the stories about the upgraded Bundeswehr examples with a brown cloth backing?


Regards, Wim

[Wim Vangossum]

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[Gary B]

Original example of a 1st pattern 1st grade with no protective backing on the reverse of the lanyard.

Gary B

[Tim Curley]

Looks like you have an original lanyard with most likely replaced oval padding behind the rosette.

[Wim Vangossum]

Thank you very much.


Regards, Wim

[Mark_K]

Hi Wim,

I have a nice original 1st pattern schutzenschnur with the same kind of replacement backing behind the rosette. When I posted it in the forum, I was told that this type of replacement backings are most likely from post-war Bundeswehr lanyards.

This lanyard is 100% original, and because of oxidisation, it is frozen into its curved shape, but the original backing on the rosette was probably eaten by moths.

All the best,

Mark

[SgtB]

I haven't studied or owned any postwar lanyards, but the ones that I've seen had a different type of knot above and below the shield. They may have been later types however, and the ones in the early post-war years were probably very similar or identical to the wartime ones, but with a different badge.