Unknown Shoulder Board
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Unknown Shoulder Board
Can anyone help me ID this shoulder board? It is 5 inches long. Thank you.
Re: Unknown Shoulder Board
Hello Porcelain44 ;
That's a German officers ( Leutnant ) shoulder board 1866 Pattern.
Black stripes on the sides point to Prussia.
Numbers lost the gilt finish.
Most probably, 8. Pommersches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 61, later Infanterie-Regiment von der Marwitz (8. Pommersches) Nr. 61
That's a German officers ( Leutnant ) shoulder board 1866 Pattern.
Black stripes on the sides point to Prussia.
Numbers lost the gilt finish.
Most probably, 8. Pommersches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 61, later Infanterie-Regiment von der Marwitz (8. Pommersches) Nr. 61
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Re: Unknown Shoulder Board
Thank you very much! You are a real gem of this forum and many of us benefit from your expertise!von thoma wrote: ↑17 Jul 2020, 16:37Hello Porcelain44 ;
That's a German officers ( Leutnant ) shoulder board 1866 Pattern.
Black stripes on the sides point to Prussia.
Numbers lost the gilt finish.
Most probably, 8. Pommersches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 61, later Infanterie-Regiment von der Marwitz (8. Pommersches) Nr. 61