Private Purchase Shoulder Straps

[don_kihotis7]

Hi guys,
What do you think of these straps?
I have never seen this kind of piping before so i had to ask.
I cannot post photos from the phone so for the moment i will provide the link and when i have the chance ip0 will post the photos from my pc.

Link: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=894015

Cheers
Chris

[Diane]

I've seen that kind of Homebrew piping used before. I like them, they have real character.

Diane

[Johnny R]

I like them too, probably made later in the War to look like prewar boards. Somewhere I have a similar infantry pair with piping made from white parachute cord.

[PaulR]

Wow. Great pickup... those went quickly.

[don_kihotis7]

Thanks for the input guys. Really appreciated. Johnny i would love to see that parachute made piping.

[Johnny R]

Here are older pictures of them. The material is like a casing for US parachute cord that has had the inner material removed. In 2010 I was not sure but now I think they are original and made later in the war to look like earlier boards using the materials on hand.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=452166

[don_kihotis7]

Here are older pictures of them. The material is like a casing for US parachute cord that has had the inner material removed. In 2010 I was not sure but now I think they are original and made later in the war to look like earlier boards using the materials on hand.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=452166

Thanks for the link. Interesting thread.

[Johnny R]

They are very odd boards. Someone tried to repair nothing with a super glue plug of thread. That is the strange spot on the one board. They used what they could find.

[don_kihotis7]

Indeed Johnny it looks that way.

Here are the photos of the sales thread since the link above is not of any use for future reference.

[don_kihotis7]

Close ups

[Johnny R]

Is it flat? The material almost looks like what some Army white undershirts shirts were made of.

[don_kihotis7]

Is it flat? The material almost looks like what some Army white undershirts shirts were made of.

No idea mate. I will let you know as soon as they arrive

[Johnny R]

Great, looks like a fine Aertex weave which is interesting.

[don_kihotis7]

Have them now in hand. Here are more pics.

[don_kihotis7]

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