Shoulderboards from I.R. Nr. 72

[Deruelle]

Have a look of my last shoulderboards. One board has been cleaned . They are so nice. I'm very happy to have them in my collection.

Regards

Christophe

[Deruelle]

The reverse

[Deruelle]

This trapezoidal bar can go with these shoulderboards.

Christophe

[Chip]

Christophe,

That is a beautiful wartime pair of boards from a relatively hard regiment to find examples from. Congratulations. Here, just for interest's sake, are two enlisted man's examples. One from the Dunkelblau uniform and a M1915 example.

Chip

Edited December 10, 2006 by Chip

[Mike Dwyer]

Beautiful shoulderboards!

But, I have to ask.............on the color plates of regimental shoulder boards that I have, I thought it listed all regiments that had special cyphers on their boards. The list skips from I.R. Nr. 53 to I.R. Nr. 80. Does this mean I.R. Nr. 72 was given their cypher after the plates were published, or did the plates just leave them out?

[Chip]

Mike,

Your first guess is correct. The cyphered strap for the I.R.72 was not instituted until August 16, 1912, which means that it existed for a much shorter time span than most other regimental cyphers. Dunkelblau versions and the M07/10 field gray, red piped example for enlisted men, would only have been made for three years.

Chip

P.S. Your list would therefore also be missing several more infantry cyphers created between 1913-1918.

Edited December 10, 2006 by Chip

[Mike Dwyer]

...Your list would therefore also be missing several more infantry cyphers created between 1913-1918.

Crapola!!!!