Original German WWII Heer Army Rocket & Chemical Troops Lt. Colonel Shoulder Boards - Oberstleutnant Category_Brunswick Guns The tunic made from navy

The tunic made from navy blue Melton Cloth with red collar

The cap is lined with deep golden-yellow silk with a 75% complete celluloid diamond

We suspect this was originally for the 9TH REGIMENT OF FOOT but abbreviated to perhaps 9 - RGT

The leather liner was long ago removed

reducing the width somewhat

Original German WWII Heer Army Rocket & Chemical Troops Lt. Colonel Shoulder Boards - Oberstleutnant Category_Brunswick Guns The tunic made from navyOriginal Item: Only One Set of 2 Available. This is a very nice set of German WWII Heer Oberstleutnant's (Lieutenant Colonel's) Schulterstcken (Shoulderboards) with a single "pip" or star in the quadruple silver Russia braid. This rank is equivalent to the U. S. Lt. Colonel, above the rank of Major but below the "Full" colonel. This set of shoulder boards have very nice bordeauxrot (Bordeaux Red) felt backing, which was the Waffenfarbe (corps color)