Pair of WH (Heeres), early- (ie. pre-war-) period, 'M36'-pattern- (ie. pointed-styled- and/or neatly 'cyphered'-) NCO-type shoulderstraps as intended for a: 'Feldwebel der Artillerie und Mitglied einer Waffenschule'
This is an attractive - fully matching and with certainty scarcely encountered! - pair of (early- ie. pointed-styled-) WH (Heeres) NCO- (ie. 'M36'- or: 'M40'-) type, so-called: 'cyphered' NCO-type shoulderstraps (being a pair having no branchcolour as per regulation) as was specifically intended for an NCO (ie. 'Feldwebel' or sergeant) who served as a: 'Feldwebel der Artillerie und Mitglied einer Waffenschule' (or: sergeant and presumably instructor who served within one of the artillery-related weapon-schools) and that comes in an overall very nice- (albeit moderately used ie. worn- and/or once-tunic-attached-), condition. The straps are moderately worn and do show some regular wear, age and/or staining (as can be seen on the pictures). The straps have as stated above no piping nor branchcolour attached: they are of the 'generic pattern' (as can be seen on the pictures) and measure approximately 12,6 cms. in length each. The pieces show the 'standard'-pattern (somewhat shiny) silver-coloured, NCO-braid attached and come mounted onto their functional tongues (as can be seen on the pictures). The shoulderstraps show each a: (bright-silver-toned, Gothic-styled, larger-sized- and/or 'Buntmetall'-based) so-called: 'WS'-cypher and a pair of (equally-styled, larger-sized- albeit tarnished) pips attached, denoting that the pair was intended for an NCO with the rank of: 'Feldwebel' (ie. sergeant). All four devices do show some regular age and/or minimal tarnish (as can be seen on the pictures). The pair is constructed from the 'regular-type' wool and is (I deem) a 'standard-issued'-pair (and not a pair that originated from a private tailor-shop or alike). These type of shoulderstraps are of the fairly early-type straps and were worn in the period around 1937/1940 (and were 'worn-out' even during the rest of the war). Simply a very attractive - and with certainty desirable! - 'cyphered', WH (Heeres) 'Artillerie' ie. 'Waffenschule'-related shoulderstrap-pair: I deem that I priced this attractive pair according to its comparative scarcity!
Code: 64627