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Hello,

Does anyone know if this type of "sliding clip" was used as a shoulder board attachment system prior to 1945? I know it WAS used post war.

The button would be "fixed" to the board, the board strap would be passed through the loop on the tunic, the strap button hole passed over this "clip", and then the clip slid into a small "pocket" sewn to the tunic shoulder.

In the photo the "clip" is not attached to the board.

I know the Japanese did it this way, but I have never seen it on a German civil uniform........until today????? The whole set up looks authentic with the tunic loops and pocket of the same material as the tunic. The attached board buttons are RZM marked, but again I have never seen this.

Thanks for any input.

Regards,
William Unland