Germany, Heer. A Set of Machine Gun Battalion Oberleutnant Shoulder Boards Province of China with swords attached to the

with swords attached to the top of the medal

the obverse center superposed by a white enameled insignia in silver gilt

including illustrations

flanked by stylized wings

23mm (w) x 19

Germany, Heer. A Set of Machine Gun Battalion Oberleutnant Shoulder Boards Province of China with swords attached to the(Heer Schulterklappen fr einen Oberleutnant der Maschinengewehr Bataillon). A matching set of Heer Machine Gun Battalion shoulder boards, each constructed of white wool (Infantry) with rigid card stock cores, topped by four bands of silver grey rayon threaded piping, and pinned with a gilded device and pip, both unmarked and measuring 34 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue, an atypical pair produced with threaded piping in lieu