Original U.S. Civil War Federal Artillery 1st Lieutenant Double Row Border Shoulder Board - Scarlet Red MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly The plating on the hilt

The plating on the hilt has worn through in many places

Ever-greater thicknesses of armor on tanks rendered the Type 97 obsolete by about 1942

The Finnish Army utilized bicycles extensively during the Continuation War and Lapland War

a monkey tail that press studded to the outside front of the oversmock and two elasticated open pockets on the lower front which were to hold grenades for use whilst in the air or immediately upon landing

with crossed cannons for Field Artillery Battery D to the left

Original U.S. Civil War Federal Artillery 1st Lieutenant Double Row Border Shoulder Board - Scarlet Red MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly The plating on the hiltOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of an upmarket "Double Row Border" Civil War Federal officer shoulder board for the rank of 1st Lieutenant, indicated by the single bar at each end. The color inside the border is scarlet red, the color indicating Artillery during the Civil War era and later. It is hand embroidered, made from wool fabric and bullion thread. It measures 4" x 1 1 2", and is just over 1 4" thick. This example