Shoulderstrap tie downs?

latinmajorac · 04-09-2006, 07:54 PM

i dont' know if i am describing them right or if i am even describing something everyone will know about. on certain shoulderboards there are cloth tie downs that attach the boards to the uniform.

my queastion is are there different types of these tie downs for different ranks?

or here is a collecting question, if i only have one set of these (tie downs) and multiple uniforms requiring them, does anyone have a suggestion as to where to get them or a suitable alternative? thanks everyone

Nack · 04-09-2006, 08:09 PM

Are you talking about the string that goes around the button and thru the board and into the jacket?

The ones I have look like half a shoelace. I don't know where you get extras though.

latinmajorac · 04-09-2006, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Nack

Are you talking about the string that goes around the button and thru the board and into the jacket?

The ones I have look like half a shoelace. I don't know where you get extras though.

ah yes! half a shoe lace. no clue where to get more... hmmm.. i suppose a shoelace will work as a substitute. thank you for you help.

anyone else have suggections or tips?

willie777 · 11-11-2006, 04:51 PM

latinmajorac, I rarely see soviet versios of the laces, but east german ones will do. I have many on auction at e. PM me for the link if youre interested. I know this is old, but just wonderin'...

k3rvmfusa · 11-14-2006, 09:03 PM

The most common items used as shoulder board tie downs that I have seen on original uniforms have been match sticks, other small sticks, string and shoelaces. Although I don't have any data compiled, I would say that I have seen matchsticks used more frequently on navy epaulets, with string/shoestring more often on army/air force epaulets.

willie777 · 11-14-2006, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by k3rvmfusa

The most common items used as shoulder board tie downs that I have seen on original uniforms have been match sticks, other small sticks, string and shoelaces. Although I don't have any data compiled, I would say that I have seen matchsticks used more frequently on navy epaulets, with string/shoestring more often on army/air force epaulets.

Just make sure the lightable end is snipped off.

ibaya · 11-14-2006, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by willie777

Just make sure the lightable end is snipped off.

I can't see matchsticks being used to hold epaulet buttons down ... they would snap and work themselves off. I have seen wires twisted into a "folded ribbon loop" shape, the prongs are squeezed to slip through the button loop, then expand to anchor them down and lay flat with the board (these are for boards with straps that are threaded in loops sewn at the shoulders).

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k3rvmfusa Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 80	Shoulder Board tie downs The most common items used as shoulder board tie downs that I have seen on original uniforms have been match sticks, other small sticks, string and shoelaces. Although I don't have any data compiled, I would say that I have seen matchsticks used more frequently on navy epaulets, with string/shoestring more often on army/air force epaulets.

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Nack Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Buckeye State Age: 46 Posts: 513	Are you talking about the string that goes around the button and thru the board and into the jacket? The ones I have look like half a shoelace. I don't know where you get extras though.

11-11-2006, 04:51 PM	#4
willie777 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 392	latinmajorac, I rarely see soviet versios of the laces, but east german ones will do. I have many on auction at e. PM me for the link if youre interested. I know this is old, but just wonderin'...

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