Verwaltungspolizei Shoulder Boards

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Gents,

I picked up a nice pair of un-issued VWP Leutnant shoulder boards at a local Kansas City Military Collectors Club (KCMCC) militaria show this weekend that I thought I would show. I noticed them sitting in a riker case mis-labeled as Army Reserve Artillery Lieutenant boards. These are a pair of the early Verwaltungspolizei boards with red nebenfarbe before this color was removed to show only the grey backing color. It pays to look closely in those stacks of riker mounts.

 

Below is an example of the active service VWP officer tunic that these subdued boards would have been worn on.