Single, 'cyphered'- (and I deem mid- ie. later-war-period- ie. 'simplified') WH (Kriegsmarine) NCO-type shoulderstrap as was intended for usage by an: 'Oberfeldwebel eines Küsten-Artillerie-Rgts.'

This is an attractive - albeit regrettably single but nevertheless not that often seen! - 'cyphered'- (and I deem typically mid- (ie. later-) war-period- ie. 'simplified'-pattern) NCO-type shoulderstrap as was specifically intended for usage on the field-grey coloured navy-style tunics by an NCO holding the rank of an: 'Oberfeldwebel eines Küsten-Artillerie-Regiments' (or: sergeant first-class serving within a naval, coastal-artillery unit) and that comes in an overall nice- (albeit moderately used ie. worn-), condition. The strap - which is fully 'text-book' in all facets and that measures approximately 11,8 cms. in length (and has a width of 5,5 cms. as usually seen) has a field-grey-coloured- and/or woolen-based 'upperdeck' and comes mounted onto its functional tongue. The strap shows the typical (golden-toned) KM-pattern NCO-braid attached and shows a neat interwoven 'winged shell'-cypher (as executed in golden-yellow-coloured linnen) and a pair of (smaller-sized, zinc-based) pips attached denoting the NCOs rank of an: 'Oberfeldwebel'. The strap shows some moderate age and/or wear (as can be seen on the pictures). It should be noted that ALL 'Küsten-Artillerie' insignia-pieces are actually quite hard to encounter: those 'cyphered' examples even more so, which grades them easily as 'scarce'. Simply an attractive, neatly 'cyphered' and typically 'simplified' naval NCO-type shoulderstrap that was intended for usage on the field-grey-coloured attire: too bad it is only a single example!