{"product_id":"imperial-german-oldenburg-infantry-regiment-91-oberst-shoulder-board-cypher-copy","title":"Imperial German Oldenburg Field Artillery 62 Leutnant Shoulder Board Cypher","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eAn original Leutnant’s silver-cord shoulder board (Schulterstück) of the Oldenburg field artillery, Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 62. The reverse carries a collection label reading “Fig. 3.2 – FAR 62 – Lt. – Oldenburg.” A gilt crown above an interlaced “A” cypher, with a flaming-grenade device below and no rank stars, denotes Leutnant.\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 red wool underlay. The field carries a gilt crown above an interlaced Gothic “A” cypher, with a gilt flaming-grenade device beneath. No rank star is present, marking the grade of Leutnant. A vertical button slit is worked at the head, and the squared base terminates in frayed 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;\"\u003eFeldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 62 was the field artillery regiment of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, and the crowned “A” cypher is that of the Oldenburg Grand Ducal house. The flaming grenade is a traditional ordnance device. As a regiment of one of the smaller north German states, its insignia is among the less commonly encountered.\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 “A” is the cypher of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, marking a regiment held under that house, and the absence of a rank star denotes the grade of Leutnant.\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 grenade device are present and secure. The red underlay is sound, the collection label is intact on the reverse, and the base shows frayed 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;\"\u003eOldenburg material is among the scarcer fields in Imperial German collecting, and an officer’s board carrying the Oldenburg Grand Ducal cypher fits squarely within the collect-by-state framework, making it a desirable representative piece for a small-state or artillery collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Derrittmeister Militaria Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49701318590703,"sku":"23-1035 XJT@JT","price":209.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/9169\/5855\/files\/23-1035_1.jpg?v=1781041944","url":"https:\/\/derrittmeister.com\/products\/imperial-german-oldenburg-infantry-regiment-91-oberst-shoulder-board-cypher-copy","provider":"Derrittmeister Militaria Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}