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  PRUSSIA – SHOULDER BOARDS – OBERST – WAR MINISTRY

  SKU: 23-411

  $450.00

  This is a fine pair of oberst’s shoulder boards. The owner served at the German War Ministry, which also meant serving on the General Staff. The shoulder boards are in well above-average condition. They measure 4 1/4″ x 1 3/4.” They clearly were worn, as they are slightly rounded from having been mounted on a tunic. Each displays the pattern as worn by officers ranking as majors, oberstleutnants, and obersts. Each also features Prussia’s black chevrons and an oberst’s double rank pips. You might ask how we know they are for the War Ministry? Their backing material is a handsome shade of magenta, the color reserved for officers serving on the War Ministry’s General Staff. This fellow was a VERY high-level officer. He probably commanded a department that specialized in some sort of staff function to support field officers.
  The only flaw that we can detect is that one of the two slip-on straps is missing, while the other is in very poor condition. As you will most likely display them featuring the obverse, it should not present a major problem. They are very rare shoulder boards. Even with the reverse’s faults, they are more than fairly-priced.

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  This is a fine pair of oberst’s shoulder boards. The owner served at the German War Ministry, which also meant serving on the General Staff. The shoulder boards are in well above-average condition. They measure 4 1/4″ x 1 3/4.” They clearly were worn, as they are slightly rounded from having been mounted on a tunic. Each displays the pattern as worn by officers ranking as majors, oberstleutnants, and obersts. Each also features Prussia’s black chevrons and an oberst’s double rank pips. You might ask how we know they are for the War Ministry? Their backing material is a handsome shade of magenta, the color reserved for officers serving on the War Ministry’s General Staff. This fellow was a VERY high-level officer. He probably commanded a department that specialized in some sort of staff function to support field officers.
  The only flaw that we can detect is that one of the two slip-on straps is missing, while the other is in very poor condition. As you will most likely display them featuring the obverse, it should not present a major problem. They are very rare shoulder boards. Even with the reverse’s faults, they are more than fairly-priced.

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  BADEN – SHOULDER BOARD – OBERSTLEUTNANT – FELD-ARTILLERIE REGIMENT

  SKU: 23-436

  $175.00

  This is a single Grand Duchy of Baden Feld-Artillerie Regiment Oberstleutnant’s shoulder board that measures 2″ x 5 ½.” It bears Baden’s gilt royal crown above the gilt flaming bomb that signifies field artillery. As well as an Oberstleutnant’s single gilt pip. The shoulder board’s silver bullion displays a marvelous patina. The shoulder board’s reverse has a red backing that shows around the obverse’s edges. The reverse also reveals that is of the slip-on variety.

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  This is a single Grand Duchy of Baden Feld-Artillerie Regiment Oberstleutnant’s shoulder board that measures 2″ x 5 ½.” It bears Baden’s gilt royal crown above the gilt flaming bomb that signifies field artillery. As well as an Oberstleutnant’s single gilt pip. The shoulder board’s silver bullion displays a marvelous patina. The shoulder board’s reverse has a red backing that shows around the obverse’s edges. The reverse also reveals that is of the slip-on variety.

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  PRUSSIA – EPAULETS – GENERAL LIEUTENANT/ADJUTANT TO KAISER WILHELM II – ORIGINAL STORAGE BOX

  SKU: 23-316

  $5,495.00 $4,895.00

  This is a marvelous pair of epaulets for one of Kaiser Wilhelm II’s adjutants in the rank of generalleutnant……

  Height: 4in
  Width: 8.5in
  Length: 13.25in

  This is a marvelous pair of epaulets for one of Kaiser Wilhelm II’s adjutants in the rank of general lieutenant. We have offered Kaiser’s adjutant’s shoulder boards in the past, but this is the very first time we have offered epaulets for such an exalted rank and position.

  These epaulets are MASSIVE! Each of them measures 7″ x 6 1/2″ x 3.” The Kaiser’s gilt, crowned cypher is displayed against a rich, checkerboard, silver bullion background. Directly below it is a single, gilt general lieutenant’s pip. Each epaulet’s top is surrounded by a silver crescent. From its patina, I would say it is either silver or German silver. A general officer’s conjoined ringlets hang down from each epaulet. They do not flow freely as, for example, would an oberst’s, but are tightly bound together.

  Underneath is a fine leather backing for the ringlets. Furthermore, each epaulet sports a red wool underlay for its. Both epaulets are in EXCELLENT condition and totally problem-free.

  They come in a large storage case that measures 13 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ x 4.” The case’s bottom is lined with white and pink silk. White ties hold the epaulets in place. The storage case is constructed of thick, high-quality, heavy-duty cardboard with a leatherette exterior. The box has protected these epaulets for more than one-hundred-years, since I date them from 1900 through 1910. It is a breathtaking presentation that we are most pleased to share with you.

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