Fully matching - and actually scarcely seen! - pair of WH (Heeres) NCO-type (ie. 'M40- o. M43'-pattern) shoulderstraps as was intended for usage by an: 'Unteroffizier u. Offiziers-Anwärter eines Pionier-Bataillons o. Regiments'

This is an attractive - fully matching and actually not that easily found! - pair of WH (Heeres) early- (ie. mid-) war-period, so-called: 'M40- o. M43'-pattern, NCO-type shoulderstraps having the neat black- (ie. 'schwarzer'-) coloured branchcolour as was intended for - and clearly worn by! - an: 'Unteroffizier u. Offiziers-Anwärter eines Pionier-Bataillons o. Regiments' (or: junior-sergeant and officers'-candidate who served within an army-engineers battalion or regiment) and that comes in an overall very nice- (albeit just moderately used ie. worn-), condition. The neat shoulderstraps - which measure approximately 11,5 cms. in length each - have the 'standard-type'- and/or field-grey-coloured, woolen-based 'upperdecks'. The straps - which have the black- (ie. 'schwarzer'-) coloured- and/or desirable 'silk-like'-type piping attached - show the (bluish-grey-coloured ie. truly 'sub-dued') NCO-braid attached and do show a (double-sized) slip-on (ie. 'Lasche') period- (and loosely) attached denoting that the NCO who wore this pair was an: 'Offiziers-Anwärter' ie. officers'-candidate (as can be seen on the pictures). The straps - which came mounted onto their functional tongues - show as stated above some moderate usage and/or wear (some minor staining and/or dust is visible and/or present). This neat pair originates from a private-household in Germany and was never before in collector-hands. Simply an attractive and/or: early- ie. mid-war-period, 'Heeres'-related NCO-type shoulderstrap-pair that was intended for usage by an: 'Unteroffizier u. Offiziers-Anwärter eines Pionier-Bataillons o. Regiments'!