Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Pair Of Oberfeldwebel Blocking Weapons Mechanic Shoulder Strap United Republic of a bar with two decorations

a bar with two decorations

Four months after arriving in England and having received additional training and preparation

1944 and conscripted males between the ages of 16 to 60 years who were not already serving in some military unit as part of a German Home Guard

edged by pink “rosa” Waffenfarbe piping

reverse inscribed "Erinnerung 1878" within an open-ended wreath of oak leaves

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Pair Of Oberfeldwebel Blocking Weapons Mechanic Shoulder Strap United Republic of a bar with two decorations(Shulterklappen). A pair of shoulder straps constructed of a black wool base, with fine gold coloured tresses trimming the entire outer edge of the straps, with two silvered rank pips denoting Oberfeldwebel (Master Sergeant), with the Reichsmarine era career insignia for Blocking Weapons Mechanics, each strap measuring 44 mm (w) x 115 mm (h), and in near extremely fine condition. Footnote: Reichsmarine era devices were found on early Kriegsmarine