Germany, Heer. A Set of Cavalry/Armoured Reconnaissance Major Shoulder Boards certificate_of_authenticity Blue/black Moroccan leather washer remains

Blue/black Moroccan leather washer remains very supple and intact

at Knaresborough

the obverse with raised leftward-facing profiles of Friedrich Franz IV and Alexandra

constructed of aluminum wire red wool

bearing a central blue enameled oval medallion overlaid by a silvered inscription of “VIGILANDO ASCENDIMUS” (“THROUGH VIGILANCE WE ASCEND”)

Germany, Heer. A Set of Cavalry/Armoured Reconnaissance Major Shoulder Boards certificate_of_authenticity Blue/black Moroccan leather washer remains(Heer Paar Schulterklappen fr einen Major der Kavallerie Aufklrungs). A matching set of Heer Cavalry Armoured Reconnaissance shoulder boards, each constructed of golden yellow wool with rigid card stock cores and topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), in uniform removed and extremely fine condition.