Germany, Heer. A Set of Smoke/Chemical Troops Enlisted Personnel Shoulder Straps, Late-War Issue Auction Archive with a white rayon base

with a white rayon base

beneath of a clasp and an Imperial crown

folded original ribbon with hook and eye

outline of an Iron Cross embossed in silver on the top of the lid

Germany, Heer. A Set of Smoke/Chemical Troops Enlisted Personnel Shoulder Straps, Late-War Issue Auction Archive with a white rayon base(Heer Schulterklappen fr Mannschaften der Nebeltruppe). A matching set of Heer Smoke Chemical Troops Enlisted personnel shoulder straps, each constructed of coarse field grey wool and trimmed with Bordeaux red piping, the reverse of each retaining an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, both unmarked and measuring 44 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), demonstrating material fatigue consistent with age and field use, a late war pair in better than