{"product_id":"imperial-german-dragoon-regiment-15-rittmeister-numeral-shoulder-board-silver-copy","title":"Imperial German Officer Shoulder Board Crowned Cypher Dragoon 8 or Grenadier 1","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eAn original officer’s silver-cord shoulder board (Schulterstück) carrying a gilt crown above an interlaced cypher with a single rank star, mounted on a golden-yellow underlay. The reverse carries two collection labels reading “Fig. 5.0 – DR 8” and “Fig. 6.2 – Gren. 1,” both noted as Leutnant; the two attributions conflict and are recorded here as found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eThe board is built of flat braided silver cord worked in the herringbone pattern and turned at the rounded head, mounted on a golden-yellow wool underlay. The lower field carries a gilt crown above an interlaced cypher, with a single gilt six-pointed rank star (Stern) below. A vertical button slit is worked at the head, and the squared base terminates in cut cord ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eThe two reverse labels record alternative attributions — to Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 8 and to Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1 — and the correct identification should be settled before sale. In either case the crowned cypher marks a regiment held under a royal chief, and the construction is that of a junior officer’s parade board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eThe crowned monogram is an interlaced cypher beneath the crown; the precise letters are not cleanly resolved in the provided images and are therefore left unattributed. The single star indicates a junior officer’s grade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eCondition is good. The silver cord retains good braid definition with the expected tarnish, and the gilt crown, cypher, and rank star are present and secure. The golden-yellow underlay is sound, and the base shows cut cord ends in the manner normal to the unfinished tuck end. No restoration is evident in the provided images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eA crowned-cypher officer’s board is a desirable piece in its own right; once the regimental attribution is settled it will sit comfortably within either a cavalry or a grenadier collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Derrittmeister Militaria Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49701298766063,"sku":"23-1031 XJT@JT","price":186.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/9169\/5855\/files\/23-1031_1.jpg?v=1781042180","url":"https:\/\/derrittmeister.com\/products\/imperial-german-dragoon-regiment-15-rittmeister-numeral-shoulder-board-silver-copy","provider":"Derrittmeister Militaria Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}