SS "Fl" Shoulder Boad

[killroy]

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[killroy]

I would like some of your opinions on my new SS shoulder board. I feel it is a good one but as always with my SS collecting I like to submit my items for an open discussion.

Regards,

Jeff

[areilley]

Shoulder strap

Hi, I am no expert, but it looks good to me.

[johnm50]

It looks ok to me, it looks like the piping is heavily worn Is the piping repaired at the top?

Best
John

[killroy]

No not that I can tell on your question about the repair.

Jeff

[Ian Hulley]

The 'Fl' cypher on a white-piped strap is for Heer infantry anti-aircraft units (I know because I just looked it up in Brian L Davis's book) I would have expected a red-piped strap but what the hell do I know.

Ian

[killroy]

On such an early board did they have red piped? I understood this was an early unit in the SS. As far as what I know, its not a lot

Jeff

[John Pic]

Is that an SS board for certain and not a Panzer signals board?

[galizien41]

Original, mid to late war board.

[johnm50]

No not that I can tell on your question about the repair.

Jeff

It looks like it has thread sewn over the top of the piping at the top of the strap (I maybe mistaken) if so I have seen this strap in the UK some time ago.

While the combination is correct white piping and a LATIN cipher to represent light Flak,in other words machine guns.

However as someone has pointed out it is a mid/late war strap In hindsight I would have liked to have seen it on an earlier strap

Best
John

[johnm50]

The 'Fl' cypher on a white-piped strap is for Heer infantry anti-aircraft units (I know because I just looked it up in Brian L Davis's book) I would have expected a red-piped strap but what the hell do I know.

Ian

Ian,

Heer Flak used a gothic "FL"

Best
John

[PMan]

Shoulder strap

Looks like a fine original example!

[Ian Hulley]

Ian,

Heer Flak used a gothic "FL"

Best
John

Sorry John, I'll clarify my comment ..... I didn't know what the 'Fl' was for so I looked it up in the Brian Davis Army book ... it said the 'Fl' cyphers would be on white-piped Heer straps ... I thought Flak would have been artillery but obviously I was wrong (again )

Ian