Single example of an early-period (ie. 'M36- o. M40'-pattern and pointed-styled), WH (Heeres) 'cyphered', EM-type shoulderstrap as was intended for a: 'Soldat des Inf.-Maschinengewehr-Abtlgs. 1'

This is an attractive - albeit regrettably single but nevertheless truly scarcely found! - example of an early-period (ie. 'M36- o. M40'-pattern and/or typically 'pointed'-styled) WH (Heeres) neatly 'cyphered' (and/or per regulation non-piped ie. generic-styled!) enlisted-mens'-type shoulderstrap as was intended for usage by a: 'Soldat des Infanterie-Maschinengewehr-Abteilungs 1' (or: private and infantry-soldier who served within a specific, infantry-related machine-gunners-unit numbered: '1') and that comes in an overall nice- (ie. just moderately used- ie. worn-), condition. The neat strap - which is executed in the field-grey-coloured wool - is natrully void of any piping (as can be seen on the pictures). The strap measures approximately 12 cms. in length and comes with its (functional) tongue attached. The strap shows the neat machine-embroidered (by means of 'Kurbelstickerei'!) larger 'M'-cypher (ie. 'Ziffer') and/or '1'-numeral which are 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', EM-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 1': too bad that it is only a single specimen!