looking for EM shoulder board M1910 IR 57

[jj08]

Edited December 4, 2008 by jj08

[Chip]

jj08,

Enlisted Model 1907 shoulder boards (with the Lasche on the back) are the most difficult pattern to find. By January of 1915, it had been ordered replaced with a simplified, unpiped pattern. So, with the war only four months old, their manufacture was being discontinued. What this meant was that the supply was cut off and as the M1907 boards were worn out, they were replaced with something else. The majority of them were lost though use. Today, they do surface, but their percentage of the total number of boards out there is quite low. Finding a particular regiment would take a real stroke of luck.

I'm not trying to discourage you, but having collected these for many years, I have seen what the reality is. Just plain numbered infantry and artillery M1907 boards routinely sell for around 130 Euros for a single piece on German Ebay. That would be the place to monitor while you continue your search. But be prepared to get out your wallet should you ever find the one you are looking for.

Best of luck,

Chip