Kz officer shoulder boards

[Jay V.]

Hi Guys
Was wondering if i can get some comments on these boards.I have been offered these and would like some opinions before i decide to purchase them.Also whats a good price range on them.Thanks Jay

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[Jay V.]

[ATTACH]1164297[/ATTACH]

[Jay V.]

[ATTACH]1164298[/ATTACH]

[Jay V.]

[ATTACH]1164299[/ATTACH]

[Jay V.]

[ATTACH]1164300[/ATTACH]

[John Pic]

They look fine.

[besslein]

original

[Jay V.]

Thanks guys ! What type of price would these go for.The Gentleman is asking 380.00Euros for the pair.Thanks Jay

[besslein]

Thanks guys ! What type of price would these go for.The Gentleman is asking 380.00Euros for the pair.Thanks Jay

380 euro,hmm not cheap. but the are hard to find,so if you like this set go for it

[John Pic]

Seems reasonable

[Dmv]

original I think!
380 is ok for KZ boards...

[wewelsburg]

There are so manty versions of this brown Kz color,its crazy.Any of you seen the ones at Robert's Collectibles site?Sturmbannfuhrer I think,the color is radically different,what do you guys think of this?

[Dennis S]

The official color for KZ is hellbraun which to my understanding means light brown and not copper brown or kupferbraun (recon). Now depending on the color batch who can say what the description really looks like. Since the SS dropped kupferbraun or copper brown for Recon in 1942 and did not use the description of kupferbraun after that (at least that I know of) .
IMO I would say any brown piped boards made or used after 1942 were most likely for KZ since I cannot find any references to other browns used by the SS after that date. If someone can enlighten me otherwise please do.


Here is a 1937 SS color piping chart . This was posted previously by another member.

[Bill G.]

KL/TK Boards

Here are a pair with a shade very close to the one on chart.

[Bill G.]

KL/TK Boards

A closer view which reveals the rayon composition of the piping.