cartoonman Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Hi, Gentlemen!I have a pile of misc. shoulderboards, ww1 and ww2... I can offer what I think they are, as remembered from collecting them in the Sixties, and I would request corrections and additions from people who have seen items like 'em, or have similar items...TOP ROW:WW1: three pairs of boards from the same Bavarian officer (?)... middle pair slip-onsBOTTOM ROW:WW2,+: Reichsbahn?....... DDR?........Forest Service(? green felt backs).... PioneerI appreciate any/all enlightening comments! I can hardly stand the suspense!!! ---Doesn't Get Out Much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartoonman Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 ...and the backs of afore-mentioned Schulterklappen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Ooooooog. You REALLY need an Epson scanner! Top row appear to be M1915 infantry officers' boards, but can't see the Vs. If blue, yup, Bavarian.Lower row.... ooog.The 3rd one there which is green centered, silver Vs around edge, with 2 pips, on green, looks like Weimar Republic era Schutzpolizei Hauptwachtmeister. can't SEE the other ones.Oooog. Epsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssson.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 The first four pairs are pre-1919, but they are so distant that any interpretation would amount to guessing. How about some closer pics? Regards,Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartoonman Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 As I recall, they were part of a larger collection: my friend got the prinz's tunic; I got the extra (earlier) shoulder boards... If I can dig up an old photo of the tunic...Meanwhile, here's a mediocre (non-EPSON, Rick! ) scan of the first three boards...The first four pairs are pre-1919, but they are so distant that any interpretation would amount to guessing. How about some closer pics? Regards,Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartoonman Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 ...And here are most of four other paris, mentioned above, with a little more detail...As I recall, they were part of a larger collection: my friend got the prinz's tunic; I got the extra (earlier) shoulder boards... If I can dig up an old photo of the tunic...Meanwhile, here's a mediocre (non-EPSON, Rick! ) scan of the first three boards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartoonman Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 The first three pairs of eppaulets(the large pair were parade, only, if I recall correctly...) were (also if I recall correctly ) formerly attached to this uniform, here modeled by 16-year-old Scott, in Munich, in the Sixties. He would be mortified to know I'm doing this... But one of you guys might recognize the uniform, again apparently worn by a prince (or some-such) before WW1 knocked summa the glamour out of uniforms and such... :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 That's a Litewka "undress" jacket-- sort of the military version of a smoking jacket meant for lounging about with no belt and certainly not aiguilettes. Epson: Bigger Is Better. (and a Pour le Merite winner's, too ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartoonman Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 Thanks for the clarifications, really! But... what did 16-year-old boys know?!?! At the time, NOBODY cared about Imperial! Never heard the term Litewka jacket before... whazzat mean? Yeah re size: that's what I keep telling my wife... Nice shoulder board!I'm off to DC to check in on aging-but-healthy dad... when I return, on Monday, I'll see if that brand-new HP scanner I got for free can give your (probably ancient) Epssssssssssson a run for its pixels.... That's a Litewka "undress" jacket-- sort of the military version of a smoking jacket meant for lounging about with no belt and certainly not aiguilettes. Epson: Bigger Is Better. (and a Pour le Merite winner's, too ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartoonman Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 Oh, right, and bigger scans, for your AGING EYES... ???!! ---Youngster of Only Almost-Sixty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 One eye is all I've got...(His baby brother got the Pour le Merite too-- and a German Cross in Silver ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartoonman Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 [Just back from DC trip (weekend) and chain-sawing firewood (better exercise than pushing drawing pens on paper...).]Re yer last comment about monocular view on life: WHOOPS! Not the first time I' stepped in it, probbly not the last time... And, okay, you win: Epson rules! Nice scan of that eppaulette, Mister!---Rube :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirevr13 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Difficult to tell without looking in hand but the yellow pair could be Reichsbahn pay group 6 third Reich or DDR but the grades change a little. RB did not have ranks but pay groups based on job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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