Germany, HJ. A Set of Bann 565 Shoulder Boards United Republic of with a pair of crossed

with a pair of crossed swords with blue enameled blades at the 12 o’clock and 6 o’clock arm with a single downward-pointing sword of the same style on the 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock arms

the Napoleonic order of the Iron Crown became the Austrian ‘imperial’ dynastic order

1893 and was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery

22 December 1940

without maker's or designer's markings

Germany, HJ. A Set of Bann 565 Shoulder Boards United Republic of with a pair of crossed(HJ Schulterklappen). A matching set of HJ Bann 565 (Spittal) shoulder straps, each constructed of black rayon, trimmed with red piping, and bearing red embroidered numerals 83, one strap retaining a pebbled button bearing a raised Gefolgschaft numeral 18, both unmarked and measuring 38 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), in uniform removed and overall extremely fine condition.