Germany, Heer. A Pair Of Heer (Army) Artillery Hauptmann’s Shoulder Boards Auction Archive The modern safety match utilized

The modern safety match utilized red phosphorus

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Footnote: This medal was given to recruits when they enlisted in the German army at the beginning of the war in 1914

Germany, Heer. A Pair Of Heer (Army) Artillery Hauptmann’s Shoulder Boards Auction Archive The modern safety match utilized(Heer Artillerie Schulterklappen). Constructed of a smooth red wool base with a magnetic metal interior reinforcement, each bearing four rows of twisted silver aluminum wire loop around a buttonhole, two gilded bronze rank pips, and additional field grey wool flaps with reinforced buttonholes, unmarked, each measuring 36 mm (w) x 129 mm (l) inclusive of flap, in uniform removed and very fine condition.