and 1865-96 assay office mark and court stamp on the base and underside of the pin
original ribbon with button hole and safety pin attachments)
The tunic closes with four black bakelite buttons on the right breast meeting an equal number of hidden and reinforced buttonholes on the left
After leaving the Army
topped by an inscription of “NARVIK” and German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika
Germany, SS. A Pair of Waffen-SS Infantry Shoulder Boards for Officer Ranks visually-hidden and 1865-96 assay office mark(Waffen SS Schulterklappen fr Offiziere der Infanterie). A pair of Waffen SS Infantry shoulder boards for Officer ranks, including an SS Untersturmfhrer board, constructed of black wool with a rigid card stock core, trimmed with white piping, and topped by four bands of silver aluminum wire piping, the reverse with an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 35 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), and; an SS Obersturmfhrer board,