A scarce set of Bavarian boards....

[Chris Boonzaier]

After a long time thinking... I finally got these.... The one device has splints broken and is sewn on, but with an item like this you can overlook that....

[Schießplatzmeister]

Hello Chris,

Congratulations!  This is my favorite regiment and the only one that I collect shoulder boards/epaulettes of.  As you know, this variation was only used for a short period of time, and the Feldgrau (subdued) version is seldom seen.  I know that these were not inexpensive (I had my eye on them for awhile too).  I am glad that they went to a good home!

Best regards,  

[Chris Boonzaier]

Ha! yup, they were up there... I held off for ages as they are missing prongs on one device... but I got it in a good deal so There was less burn than paying cash... ?

[Schießplatzmeister]

Hello again Chris,

Although not very impressive visually, this is piece from my collection is rather scarce too.  I would like to find more, but they do not come up very often.

Best regards,

[Chris Boonzaier]

Veeeery nice... I would say super rare because this would have been made for very short time, before the M15 boards were actually made!

There is a single board to the 3rd Still on Weitzes site... I am tempted... but....

Funny thing, I have an open offer for any set of Bavarian fieldgrey boards. from 250 up... cant find any... (it is not only Bavarian... any good set of Fieldgrey is extremely difficult to find)

[Ravenft]

Which regiment is it? I'm looking to move into shoulder board collecting too but it's a WHOLE other world to my humble medal collecting. Also congrats Chris!

[Chris Boonzaier]

7 hours ago, Ravenft said:

Which regiment is it? I'm looking to move into shoulder board collecting too but it's a WHOLE other world to my humble medal collecting. Also congrats Chris!

Hi,

it is a Bavarian 3rd Infantry bord... but from 1916 on... most of the plates and examples show the boards as they were in 1914 and not the changes... If you are looking that way the first money you should spend is the Kelso book in shoulder boards/starps "Under arms for the Kaiser"