Single example of an early-period (ie. 'M36- o. M40'-pattern and rounded-styled), WH (Heeres) 'cyphered', EM-type shoulderstrap as was intended for a: 'Soldat des Inf.-Maschinengewehr-Abts. 4'

This is a very attractive - albeit regrettably single but nevertheless truly scarcely found! - example of an early-period (ie. 'M36- o. M40'-pattern and/or typically 'rounded'-styled) WH (Heeres) neatly 'cyphered' and white-piped enlisted-mens'-type shoulderstrap as was intended for usage by a: 'Soldat des Infanterie-Maschinengewehr-Abteilungs 4' (or: simple infantry-soldier who served within a specific, infantry-related machine-gunners-unit numbered: '4') and that comes in an overall very nice- (ie. just moderately used- ie. worn-), condition. The neat strap - which is executed in the darker-green-coloured wool and that has the woolen-type piping attached - is natrully void of any piping (as can be seen on the pictures). The strap measures approximately 13,1 cms. in length and comes without tongue attached (it was clearly used and worn as a strap of the 'sew-in'-type). The strap shows the neat machine-embroidered (by means of 'Kurbelstickerei'!) larger 'M'-cypher (ie. 'Ziffer') and/or '4'-numeral which are both executed in the white- (ie. 'weisser'-) coloured linnen as to be expected (as can be seen on the pictures). The strap shows as stated above only moderate usage and wear (just some minimal age, dust and/or staining is visible and/or present). It should be noted that ALL 'cyphered', enlisted-mens'-pattern, 'Infanterie'-type shoulderstraps can easily be regarded 'scarce'. In any case a very attractive and/or: early-war-period, 'Heeres-Infanterie'-related, EM-type shoulderstrap that was intended for usage by a: 'Soldat des Infanterie-Maschinengewehr-Abteilungs 4': too bad that it is only a single specimen!