Very unusual - fully matching albeit clearly used! - white-piped, so-called: 'Reiter-HJ' (ie. 'HJ-Streifendienst') shoulderstrap-pair for an: 'HJ-Gefolgschaftsführer' who was attached to the (Austrian-based): 'Bann 538' (538 = 'Gmunden')

This is an attractive - fully matching and truly scarcely encountered! - white-piped, so-called: 'Reiter-HJ' (ie. 'HJ-Streifendienst') (ie. mounted 'Hitlerjugend') shoulderstrap-pair as was specifically intended for usage by an: 'HJ-Gefolgschaftsführer' who was attached to the (Austrian-based): 'Bann 538' (538 = 'Gmunden' as was situated in the 'Gebiet Südost Oberdonau') and that comes in an overall nice- (albeit moderately ie. clearly used- and/or worn- and/or carefully tunic-removed-), condition. The straps - executed in black-coloured linnen, having the white-embroidered '538'-numerals and white-coloured- (and typical rayon-like) piping attached - come without tongues attached as found: they were clearly used as such (as can be seen on the pictures). The straps show some normal age and wear and measure approximately 11 cms. in length as usually encountered. Both straps show three (silverish-grey-coloured, identical- and/or zinc- (ie. 'Feinzink'-) based pips period-attached, denoting the unusually seen rank of an: 'HJ-Gefolgschaftsführer' (as can be noticed on the pictures). Simply an attractive - and most certainly not that often-encountered! - youth-related shoulderstrap-pair that belonged to a: 'HJ-Gefolgschaftsführer' who served within the (Austrian-based): 'Bann 538' (ie. named 'Gmunden' as was situated in the 'Gebiet Südost Oberdonau') and that is (I deem) priced according to its unmistaken rarity and/or desirability!