Single, early-pattern WH (Heeres) 'tropical' (ie. truly 'DAK'-related!) NCO-type shoulderstrap as was intended for an: 'Unteroffizier der Feldgendarmerie-Trpn.'

This is a truly attractive - albeit regrettably single but nevertheless rarely encountered! - early-pattern, WH (Heeres) 'tropical' (ie. I deem truly DAK- or 'Deutsches Afrikakorps'-related), NCO-type shoulderstrap as was piped in the neat bright-orange- (ie. 'orangeroter'-) coloured branchcolour as was specifically intended for - and with certainty worn by! - an: 'Unteroffizier der Feldgendarmerie-Truppen' (or: junior-sergeant who served within an army field-police unit) and that comes in an overall very nice- (albeit moderately used- ie. just moderately worn-), condition. The neat shoulderstrap - which measures approximately 12 cms. in length - has the neat bright-orange- (ie. 'orangeroter'-) coloured and/or woolen-type piping attached but misses its tongue (which was carefully 'cut-of' as can be noticed on the pictures). The strap is in a fully 'text-book' condition and has a 'earthen-brown'- ie. mustard-tan-coloured and/or woolen-based 'upperdeck'. The strap is also 'backed' with brownish-coloured wool, something that is more often encountered with genuine early-pattern, tropical ie. DAK- (or 'Deutsches Afrikakorps'-) related shoulderstraps. The strap which shows the mustard-yellow-coloured NCO-braid attached - is I deem only moderately worn and comes in a truly great condition, overall. It has never been cleaned and still shows some dirt ie. staining as caused by years of storage. As most certainly known are most DAK-shoulderboards offered on todays' market copies: this is naturally a fine and 100% genuine, period piece for which I give a life-time garuantee (as always). Simply a superb - and as most certainly known very rarely encountered! - tropical-pattern, 'Feldgendarmerie'-related NCO-type shoulderstrap: too bad that it is only a single specimen!