Greetings everyone,
I hope that you are all doing well in your parts of the world.
I have been cataloging my collection recently and I have this shoulder board that I can't seem to positively identify. I had it tentatively marked as shoulder board connected to the Fire Services but I can't find a photo of this type anywhere. The closest resemblance is of either a FeuerschutzPolizei Wachtmeister or a Wachtmeister of Frei (Volunteer Fire Brigade) that I found in the book "Defending the Reich by David Littlejohn.. (Spectacular book by the way).. The make and composition of the material leads me to believe this is a WW2 era Third Reich shoulder board. I cross referenced and checked East German Post War fire shoulder boards but could not find any with the solid pink outer piping which in all cases that I have seen is white.
Would like to get a positive identification on this board so I can properly catalog it.
Thank you all very much for taking a few minutes out of your day or evening to take a look..
I look forward to hearing what others may have to say about this strange board..
Best regards everyone,, Please stay safe...
Smitty
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