Superb - albeit regrettably single! - early- (ie. mid-) war-period WH (Heeres) (ie. 'M40'-) pattern (rounded-style) 'cyphered', NCO-type shoulderstrap as was intended for a: 'Feldwebel u. Mitglied des Beobachtungs-Lehr-Abteilungs 3'

This is an attractive - and as such actually rarely encountered albeit regrettably single! - early-war-period WH (Heeres) (ie. 'M40'-pattern- and rounded-styled) 'cyphered' NCO-type shoulderstrap as piped in the bright-red- (ie. 'hochroterer'-) coloured branchcolour as was intended for - and with certainty worn by! - a: 'Feldwebel u. Mitglied des Beobachtungs-Lehr-Abteilungs 3' (or: sergeant who served within a specific, artillery-observers' schooling-unit, numbered '3') and that comes in an overall nice- (albeit moderately used and/or worn-), condition. The neat shoulderstrap has a darker-green-coloured and woolen-based 'upperdeck' as to be expected and shows the bright-red- (ie. 'hochroterer'-) coloured and woolen-type piping attached (as can be seen on the pictures). The straps never had a tongue attached and was most certainly used as a piece of the 'sew-in'-pattern. The strap - which measures approximately 10,7 cms. in length and that is executed in so-called: 'boiled wool' and as such is presumably a privately-purchased strap - shows the 'standard'-pattern, (bright)silverish-coloured 'Heeres'-type NCO-braid, attached. The strap shows a neat (very rarely seen, larger-sized, Gothic-styled- and/or: aluminium-based) so-called: 'BL'-cypher and equally styled, '3'-numeral and single pip attached denoting the NCOs rank of a: 'Feldwebel'. All three devices (as well as the strap itself) show some moderate age- ie. fair tarnish and/or wear (some minor staining and/or dust is visible-/present). It should be noted that all 'cyphered'-type shoulderstraps can be easily regarded 'scarce'. This particular example originated from a larger cloth- ie. shoulderstrap-collection I recently acquired for the web-site. In any case is this a very attractive and/or early-war period, 'cyphered Heeres'-related shoulderstrap as was intended for a: 'Feldwebel u. Mitglied des Beobachtungs-Lehr-Abteilungs 3': too bad that it is only a single strap!