W-SS Shoulder Strap on the E-Stand

[Waffenreich]

Is it just me or does this strike you as an early private purchase Heer strap that has been dyed black?? I say Heer because I have never seen a W-SS strap utilizing the Luftwaffe, or early Heer salt/pepper tresse.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=485889

The thread holding the tresse on has a weird washed-out charcoal color as do the button hole threads.

[Lenny W]

Is it just me or does this strike you as an early private purchase Heer strap that has been dyed black?? I say Heer because I have never seen a W-SS strap utilizing the Luftwaffe, or early Heer salt/pepper tresse.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=485889

The thread holding the tresse on has a weird washed-out charcoal color as do the button hole threads.

exactly

[herrgeezer]

Here's an original set of Waffen-SS Oberscharführer shoulder straps with Luftwaffe style tresse.





However, I would agree that the strap on the e-stand is questionable, based on your observations, but it's not because of the tresse.

[Waffenreich]

Thanks for posting those very nice straps! My comment wasn't so much about the tresse as it was the thread holding it on and overall appearance of the strap.

Like I said, nice straps you've got there!