Moth-damaged (ie. relic but matching) pair of early-period (ie. 'M40'-pattern and/or rounded-styled), WH (Heeres) 'cyphered' EM-type shoulderstraps as was intended for a: 'Soldat des Inf.-Maschinengewehr-Abts. 47'

This is a neat - regrettably moth-damaged, matching and clearly used but nevertheless scarcely found!

• pair of early-period (ie. 'M40
  '-pattern and/or typically 'rounded'-styled), WH (Heeres) neatly 'cyphered' and white- (ie. 'weisser'-) c
  oloured enlisted-mens'-type shoulderstraps as was inte
  nded for usage by a: 'Soldat des Infanterie-Maschinengewehr-Abteilungs 47' (or: simple i
  nfantry-sold
  ier who served within a specific, infantry-related machine-gunn
  ers-unit numbered: '47') and that comes in an overall nice- (ie. clearly used- ie. worn- and
  relic-), condition. The neat straps - which are executed in the darke
  r-green-coloured wool - shows the (damaged) white- (ie. 'weisser'-) coloured and/or woo
  len-type
  piping (as can be seen on the pictures
  ). The straps measure approximately 12 cms. in length each and come mounted onto the
  ir period ton
  gues. The straps show the neat machine-embroidered (by means of 'Kurbelstickerei'!
  ) larger-sized: 'M'-cy
  pher (ie. 'Ziffer') and/or '4'- and/or: '7'-numerals which are executed in the white- (ie.
  'weisser'-) coloured linnen as to be expected (a
  s can be seen on
  the pictures). The straps show as stated above clear usage and wear (both straps sho
  w evident age, dust and/or staining). It should be noted that ALL
  'cyphered', enlisted-mens'
  -pattern, 'Infanterie'-type shoulderstraps can easily be regarded 'very scarce': even if t
  hey come in such a relic condition
  . Still a neat early-war-peri
  od, 'Heeres-Infanterie'-related, EM-type shoulderstrap-pair that was intended for usa
  ge by a: 'Soldat des Infanterie-Maschinengewehr-Abteilungs 47' that is
  priced according to its relic condition: a pristine pair would most certainly cost th
  e double or more!