Shoulderboards SS-Mann and SS-Unterscharführer - good or bad?

[A.H. Thomassen]

Hello gents.

I've had these shoulderboards in my collection for 20-22 years.
The artillery shoulderboards have the grade of SS-Mann, the SS-Unterscharführer boards i'm not to sure about, but i think they're signal.

Doing a refitting of my collection i would just like to know if they're keepers or not. Are they in fact SS, and are they something to keep? I got them for next to nothing in those glory days of virgin collecting so its really no big deal if they turn up to be bad...

Would anyway greatly appreciate any comments on these shoulderboards of mine

First of is the artillery shoulderboards.


AH

[A.H. Thomassen]

Reverse of these artillery shoulderboards

[A.H. Thomassen]

Then we have this pair of SS-Unterscharführer shoulderboards which i think is Waffenfarbe Signal

[A.H. Thomassen]

And finally a picture of the reverse of this SS-Unterscharführer shoulderboards.

Any comments on whether these shoulderboards are something to keep or to "decompose" is greatly appreciated


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[A.H. Thomassen]

I would really appreciate if someone could tell me if these shoulderboards are original or not


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[Ian Hulley]

The SS-Uscha are white piped for Infantry and have the tresse commonly used by the Luftwaffe.

Sorry I can't comment further.

Ian

[besslein]

The SS-Uscha are white piped for Infantry and have the tresse commonly used by the Luftwaffe.

Sorry I can't comment further.

Ian

agree and only this set looks good to me

[alexandre]

Agree,the arty set looks bad....the infantery boards with "luft" braid is guenine!

[A.H. Thomassen]

Thanks gentlemen for your comments on these boards of mine. I really appreciate your help on these


AH

[Francesco]

Initially the SS have largely used that kind of tresse.