Germany, Imperial. A Set of Heer Hauptmann Shoulder Boards Province of China around 1916

around 1916

40 mm (w) x 47

1945 and officially retired “on completion of a term of voluntary service during an emergency and was transferred to Class E of the General Section of the Reserve” on May 11

and underwent recruit training from August 14 until November 3rd

Germany, Imperial. A Set of Heer Hauptmann Shoulder Boards Province of China around 1916(Heer Schulterklappen fr einen Hauptmann). A matching set of Heer Hauptmann shoulder boards, each constructed of white wool white rigid card stock core, trimmed with yellow piping, bearing four bands of silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with red threaded chevrons, and pinned with gilt numerals 50 flanked by dual pips, both unmarked and measuring 40 mm (w) x 115 mm (l), demonstrating moderate material fatigue and mothing to the wool underlay, in