Pair of early- (ie. pre-) war-period, WH (Heeres) 'M36'- (ie. 'M40'-) pattern 'cyphered' EM-type shoulderstraps as intended for a: 'Soldat u. Mitglied des Art.(Beo.)-Abts. 7'

This is an attractive - fully matching and as such actually quite scarcely encountered! - early- (ie. pre-war-) period, WH (Heeres), 'M36'- (ie. 'M40'-) type (rounded-styled) and neatly 'cyphered', enlisted-mens'-type shoulderstraps as piped in the bright-red- (ie. 'hochroterer'-) coloured branchcolour as was intended for - and with certainty worn by! - a: 'Soldat u. Mitglied des Art.-Beobachtungs-Abteilungs 7' (or: simple soldier who served within a specific, artillery-observers' unit, numbered: '7') and that comes in an overall nice- (albeit clearly- ie. moderately used and/or worn- ie. carefully tunic-removed-), condition. The neat shoulderstraps have the darker-green-coloured and (smooth) woolen-based 'upperdecks' as to be expected and show the bright-red- (ie. 'hochroterer'-) coloured and/or woolen-type piping attached (as can be seen on the pictures). The straps never had any tongues attached and were with certainty worn as a pair of the 'sew-in'-pattern. The straps measure 10,3 cms. in length and show the neat, larger-sized (neatly machine-embroidered!) '7'-numerals (ie. cyphers or: 'Ziffern') attached which are executed in the bright-red- (ie. 'hochroter'-) coloured wool ie. linnen as to be expected. The straps - that came with a pair of 'pebbled'-pattern and field-grey-toned tunic-buttons attached - show some moderate age and/or wear (some minor staining and/or dust is visible- ie. present) and one of the straps show a tiny moth-hole. It should be noted that all 'cyphered'-type shoulderstraps can be easily regarded 'scarce'. This attractive pair was never in collectors-hands and was recently found at a German private-household: it came with the other two pairs (68690 and/or 68692): all three pairs belonged to the same soldier (ie. later NCO) who stored these insignia-pieces for decades. Simply an attractive and/or early- (ie. pre-) war period, 'cyphered Heeres'-related EM-type shoulderstrap-pair as was intended for a: 'Soldat u. Mitglied des Art.- (Beobachtungs-) Abteilungs 7': I deem that I have priced this attractive and neatly 'cyphered' pair, accordingly!