Germany, Heer. A Pair of Feldgendarmerie Hauptmann Shoulder Boards United Republic of Type I (1789-1910 Issue)

Type I (1789-1910 Issue)

The darker pumpkin-coloured celluloid grip is well preserved

the reverse bearing identical geometric imagery surrounding an inscription that appears to read “ANDENKEN GERHARD CLAUDE A MATIUPOLA”

marked “RZM M4/24” (Friedrich Linden

Germany, Heer. A Pair of Feldgendarmerie Hauptmann Shoulder Boards United Republic of Type I (1789-1910 Issue)(Heer Paar Schulterklappen fr einen Hauptmann der Feldgendarmerie). A matching pair of Heer Feldgendarmerie Hauptmann shoulder boards, each constructed of orange wool with rigid card stock cores, topped by four bands of silver aluminum wire piping and pinned with two pips, the reverse of each retaining an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, both unmarked and measuring 30 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), demonstrating moderate material fatigue