Germany, Heer. A Set of Shoulder Boards for a Hauptmann of Engineers Archive Footnote: The Order of Merit

Footnote: The Order of Merit was instituted on June 14

Dual: 4 Hours

maker marked on reverse JFS (Josef Feix & Sohn)

the MC suspended from a 16 mm x 43

Germany, Heer. A Set of Shoulder Boards for a Hauptmann of Engineers Archive Footnote: The Order of Merit(Heer Schulterklappen fr einen Hauptmann der Pioniere). A matching set of Heer shoulder boards for a Hauptmann of Engineers, each constructed of black wool with a rigid card stock core, trimmed with black piping, topped by four bands of silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with two gilded zink rank pips, both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 115 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue, in uniform removed and near extremely fine condition.