{"product_id":"imperial-german-jager-battalion-1-major-field-officer-shoulder-board-numeral-copy-5","title":"Saxon Jager Bataillon 12 Officer Shoulder Board Oberleutnant Original","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eThis is a single original officer’s Schulterstück (shoulder board) of the 1. Königlich Sächsisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 12 (1st Royal Saxon Jäger Battalion No. 12), a light-infantry battalion of the Royal Saxon Army contingent. The single gilt rank star on the field identifies the wearer as an Oberleutnant (first lieutenant).\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 constructed in the standard Imperial subaltern officer pattern: doubled flat-braided silver bullion cord laid the length of the board over a wool underlay, with a gilt regimental numeral and applied rank star. The silver braid is interwoven with a fine green silk fleck, the established marker of the Royal Saxon contingent, distinguishing Saxon officer bullion from the black-flecked braid of Prussia. The gilt Arabic numeral “12” sits at the lower field with a single gilt four-pointed rank star below it. The reverse retains its red wool backing with the slip-on tongue and collector’s notation.\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 Saxon Jäger battalions descended from the kingdom’s light-infantry tradition and carried distinctive insignia, including the hunting horn (Jagdhorn) device borne on enlisted shoulder straps and a stag-skull regimental emblem common to all Saxon Jäger formations. Battalion 12 was garrisoned in the Saxon establishment and served within the XII (1st Royal Saxon) Army Corps. As a light-infantry unit, its officers belonged to a branch that prized marksmanship and field skill, and the battalion traced a lineage older than the Empire itself.\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 green fleck in the bullion confirms Saxon manufacture; the doubled flat braid with a single star establishes the rank of Oberleutnant. The numeral identifies the battalion. No crowned cypher is present on this board, consistent with the standard numbered officer pattern rather than a chief’s cypher 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;\"\u003eCondition is very good. The silver bullion retains good tone with light age tarnish and the green fleck clearly visible. The gilt numeral and star are bright and securely attached. The red underlay shows even color with light edge wear, and the reverse backing is sound with the tongue intact.\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;\"\u003eSaxon officer shoulder boards are encountered far less frequently than Prussian examples, and Jäger (light-infantry) pieces are a focused collecting area in their own right. A clearly attributed Oberleutnant’s board of JB 12, with the diagnostic Saxon green fleck and intact rank device, is a desirable single piece for a Saxon, Jäger, or rank-progression collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Derrittmeister Militaria Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49704149319919,"sku":"23-1047 XJT@JT","price":209.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/9169\/5855\/files\/23-1047_3.jpg?v=1781040713","url":"https:\/\/derrittmeister.com\/products\/imperial-german-jager-battalion-1-major-field-officer-shoulder-board-numeral-copy-5","provider":"Derrittmeister Militaria Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}