An Early Pair Of Wehrmacht Infantry Shoulder Boards Auction Archive inside lined in tan leather

inside lined in tan leather from the wrist to the mid-forearm

most notably at the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864

ships in the background

Sergeant Gamelin Demontigny - 1914-15 Star (61199 Sjt G

An Early Pair Of Wehrmacht Infantry Shoulder Boards Auction Archive inside lined in tan leatherA well preserved mint, new old stock early (Traditional Period) pair of Wehrmacht Infantry Shoulder Boards; constructed of dark green (Flaschengrn) wool; with 82 embroidered on the obverse of the boards in white thread; with tongue attached to the boards; with olive cotton backer strip sewn to the bottom of the tongue; backer of shoulder boards are both feldgrrn, but different shades otherwise the boards are identical; measuring 106 mm x 43 mm; mint