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

This is a truly attractive - albeit regrettably single but nevertheless quite scarcely encountered! - WH (Heeres) typical 'tropical-issued'- (ie. early war-period DAK- or 'Deutsches Afrikakorps'-) related NCO-type shoulderstrap as piped in the neat black- (ie. 'schwarzer'-) coloured branchcolour that was intended for - and with certainty worn by! - an: 'Unteroffizier der Pionier-Truppen' (or junior-sergeant who served within an army engineer-unit) and that comes in an overall nice- (and just moderately used- ie. worn-), condition. The neat shoulderstrap - which measures approximately 12,5 cms. in length - has the neat black- (ie. 'schwarzer'-) coloured and/or desirable 'silk-like'-type piping attached and comes mounted onto its functional tongue as issued and/or most certainly worn. The strap is in a fully 'text-book' condition and has a 'earthen-brown'- ie. mustard-green-coloured and/or woolen-based 'upperdeck'. The board is also 'backed' with (similar) earthen-brown-coloured wool, something that is more often encountered with genuine (somewhat early-period) tropical ie. DAK- (ie. 'Deutsches Afrikakorps'-) related shoulderstraps. The strap which shows the golden-yellow-coloured, tropical-styled NCO-braid attached - is I deem only moderately worn (it is just somewhat faded ie. slightly stained caused by regular usage) 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: moreover, does it show some minimal moth-damage on the bottom of its tongue (as can be noticed on the pictures). 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 scarcely encountered! - tropical-pattern, early-period 'Pioniere'-related NCO-type shoulderstrap: too bad that it is only a single specimen!