Unidentified epaulette - Heersverwaltung?

[Bonecollector]

I was thinking police but could it be Heersverwaltung?

[HPL2008]

It can't ID it offhand, but it is not an army board (HV or otherwise).

[Bonecollector]

It can't ID it offhand, but it is not an army board (HV or otherwise).

Many thanks. It has a black base cloth which makes me think political or police but I can't find this one on my references.

[HPL2008]

It's not poliical, either.

It's surely a police board of some kind, either for a state police force prior to the nationwide standardization or from the post-war era.

[Bonecollector]

It's not poliical, either.

It's surely a police board of some kind, either for a state police force prior to the nationwide standardization or from the post-war era.

Many thanks. Difficult one this is. I got it with a load of boards. Some war time police and RFV and HV, some post war..... Right old mixture.

[Nr16Lueneburg]

HPL2008 is right!
It's a post war era West german police shoulder board.
Back in the 50's and 60's the german police already had blue uniforms
and insignia, the Grenzschutz had nearly the same but in green.
But I don't know the exact rank...
Mit kameradschaftlichen Grüßen!

[Bonecollector]

HPL2008 is right!
It's a post war era West german police shoulder board.
Back in the 50's and 60's the german police already had blue uniforms
and insignia, the Grenzschutz had nearly the same but in green.
But I don't know the exact rank...
Mit kameradschaftlichen Grüßen!

Many thanks for your help, mystery solved, appreciate your help.