This is a truly very attractive - very desirable, fully matching and nowadays very scarcely found! - pair of Waffen-SS, NCO-type shoulderstraps (ie. 'Schulterstücke für Unterführer der Waffen-SS') as piped in the white-coloured branchcolour as was specifically intended for usage by an: 'SS-Oberscharführer' (ie. sergeant) who served within the: 'Waffen-SS Infanterie-Truppen' and that comes in an overall very nice- (albeit moderately used- ie. worn-), condition. The shoulderstraps are constructed from the typical, (smooth-type) black-coloured-wool and show the black-coloured 'upperdecks': the straps are in all facets a typical 'standard-issued- and (I deem) mid- (ie. later-) war-pattern-type pair. The shoulderstraps - which measure approximately 11 cms. sized in length each as more often encountered - show the neat white- (ie. 'weisser'-) coloured branchcolour and/or desirable 'silk-like'-type branchcolour ie. piping attached (as can be seen on the pictures). The straps - which are also 'backed' with field-grey-coloured wool as more often - come of course mounted onto their (typical!) somewhat thinner-sized tongues, attached (something that is more often seen with genuine Waffen-SS shoulderstraps). The straps show the typical, silver-toned NCO-braid and a pair of (matching, aluminium-based and regular-sized) pips period-attached and are totally void of any damage but do show some obvious wear, age and/or staining (as can be seen on the pictures). It should be noted that almost every collector is looking for these white-piped, Waffen-SS NCO-type-shoulderstraps but these are very hard to find and that come nowadays hardly ever for sale. The straps are as stated above only moderately used ie. worn. It should be noted that these original, period Waffen-SS NCO-type-shoulderstraps can easily be graded 'very scarce': even more so, when they are piped in the rarely encountered, white-coloured- (ie. 'SS-Infanterie-Truppen'-related-) branchcolour!