Germany, Ss. A Set Of Waffen-Ss Artillery Hauptscharführer’s Shoulder Boards Auction Archive All officers of the battalion

All officers of the battalion attended wearing No

in addition to six after-market holes placed by the owner

by Corvette Captain and Commander Wilhelm Hornack (1891–1940)

acting as supports for the attachment points

The Marine Corps assessed and reported his personal effects as: one name stamp

Germany, Ss. A Set Of Waffen-Ss Artillery Hauptscharführer’s Shoulder Boards Auction Archive All officers of the battalion(Waffen SS Schulterklappen). Constructed of black wool with pink Waffenfarbe piping, each bearing stylized machine embroidered silver aluminum bullion wire thread trimming and two silvered bronze ranks pips, with machine embroidered flaps, top and bottom both with reinforced buttonhole for attachment to uniform, both measuring 45 mm (w) x 104 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.