Germany, Heer. A Set of Machine Gun Battalion Oberleutnant Shoulder Boards Auction a Commander-in-Chief staff insignia

a Commander-in-Chief staff insignia

scattered areas of surface rust present on the front shield and rolled edge

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Germany, Heer. A Set of Machine Gun Battalion Oberleutnant Shoulder Boards Auction a Commander-in-Chief staff insignia(Heer Schulterklappen fr einen Oberleutnant der Maschinengewehr Bataillon). A matching set of Heer Machine Gun Battalion shoulder boards, each constructed of white wool (Infantry) with rigid card stock cores, topped by four bands of silver grey rayon threaded piping, and pinned with a gilded device and pip, both unmarked and measuring 34 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue, an atypical pair produced with threaded piping in lieu