Pair of Waffen-SS NCO-type shoulderstraps: 'SS-Hauptscharführer' who served within the: 'Waffen-SS Infanterie-Truppen'
This is a truly very attractive - very desirable, fully matching and nowadays scarcely found! - pair of typical Waffen-SS, NCO-type shoulderstraps (ie. 'Schulterstücke für Unterführer der Waffen-SS') as piped in the white-coloured branchcolour as was specifically intended for usage by an: 'SS-Hauptscharführer' (ie. sergeant first-class) who served within the: 'Waffen-SS Infanterie-Truppen' and that comes in an overall very nice- (albeit moderately used- ie. worn-), condition. The shoulderstraps are constructed from the typical, black-coloured-wool and show the black-coloured 'upperdecks' and are in all facets a 'standard-issued- and (I deem) early- (ie. mid-) war-pattern-type pair. The shoulderstraps - which measure approximately 11,8 cms. sized in length each as more often encountered - show the neat white- (ie. 'weisser'-) coloured branchcolour and/or desirable 'silk-like'-type piping attached (as can be seen on the pictures). The straps - which are neatly 'backed' with field-grey-coloured wool come of course mounted onto their reagular-sized (and typical early-war-period Waffen-SS-pattern!) tongues, attached. The pair shows the (standard-pattern) silverish-grey-toned NCO-braid and two pairs of (fully matching, regular-sized and aluminium-based) pips period-attached (as can be noticed on the pictures). The straps are totally void of any damage but does show some obvious wear, age and/or staining (as can be seen on the pictures). It should be noted that almost every collector is looking for these white-piped, Waffen-SS NCO-type-shoulderstraps but these are very hard to find and nowadays hardly ever offered for sale. The straps are as stated above only moderately used ie. worn. It should be noted that these original, period Waffen-SS NCO-type-shoulderstraps can easily be graded 'very scarce': even more so, when they are piped in the rarely encountered, white-coloured- (ie. 'SS-Infanterie-Truppen'-related-) branchcolour!
Code: 67425