{"product_id":"imperial-german-guard-foot-artillery-major-silver-field-officer-shoulder-board-copy","title":"Imperial German 3rd Guard Uhlan Regiment Major Field Officer Shoulder Board","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eAn original Major’s silver-cord field-officer shoulder board (Schulterstück) of the 3. Garde-Ulanen-Regiment (3rd Guard Uhlan Regiment). The reverse carries a collection label reading “Fig. 7.0 – 3. G. Ul. R.” The round interwoven braid identifies a field officer, and the absence of rank stars denotes a Major.\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 round interwoven (plaited) metallic braid — the construction reserved for field officers (Stabsoffiziere) — mounted on a golden-yellow wool underlay. The braid is now heavily darkened by oxidation. No rank stars are present, the plain field-officer braid marking the grade of Major. A vertical button slit is worked at the head, a cloth securing loop is retained at the head on the reverse, 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 Guard Uhlan regiments were the lance-armed light cavalry of the Prussian Guard, an elite mounted arm recruited and equipped to the highest standard and quartered about the capital. The round interwoven braid identifies a field officer; among the field grades the Major wore the braid without stars, the Oberstleutnant with one, and the Oberst with two.\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 plain field-officer braid without stars is the rank distinction of a Major; the board carries no regimental numeral or cypher.\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 interwoven braid is intact with strong plaiting, though darkened overall by oxidation. The golden-yellow underlay is sound, the securing loop is retained, and the collection label is intact on the reverse. 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 field officer’s board of an elite Guard lancer regiment combines the prestige of the Prussian Guard cavalry with senior rank, making it a desirable representative piece for a Guard, cavalry, or rank-focused collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Derrittmeister Militaria Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49701211537647,"sku":"23-1014 XJT@JT","price":141.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/9169\/5855\/files\/23-1014_1.jpg?v=1781123176","url":"https:\/\/derrittmeister.com\/products\/imperial-german-guard-foot-artillery-major-silver-field-officer-shoulder-board-copy","provider":"Derrittmeister Militaria Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}