Germany, Heer. A Set of Veterinary Service Oberleutnant Shoulder Boards Hold Voltigeurs

Voltigeurs

stitching holes visible in the white linen from previous uniform attachment

and age discolouration

cross lacquered

English translation and Introduction copyrighted bay Graham Snell in 1973

Germany, Heer. A Set of Veterinary Service Oberleutnant Shoulder Boards Hold Voltigeurs(Heer Schulterklappen fr einen Oberleutnant der Veterinrwesen). A matching set of Heer veterinary service Oberleutnant shoulder boards, each constructed of crimson wool with rigid card stock cores, topped by four bands of silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with gilded metal veterinary devices, with one board also retaining a gilded pop, the reverse of each featuring an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, both unmarked and