GERMAN WWII ARMY INFANTRY OBERST SHOULDER BOARDS but with a ‘1916’ clear

but with a ‘1916’ clear date to the inner rear peak in indelible ink

This has come out of a world-famous collection in the United States and was purchased for that collection in 1980

all of the blued finish remaining to the lobster tail exterior

issued for use with the standard SS officer’s dress sword during the Second World War

The second image shows Borchert and his Adjutant studying a large map outside the same building

GERMAN WWII ARMY INFANTRY OBERST SHOULDER BOARDS but with a ‘1916’ clearA pair of well used stitch in infantry shoulder boards for an Army Oberst. Some loss of silvering to the twisted cord and storage staining to the white infantry underlay. Ref; 94624