Germany, Heer. A Set of Cavalry/Reconnaissance Oberst Rank Insignia Newly Listed 1864 by Queen Isabel II

1864 by Queen Isabel II and revised on many occasions (1931

the two airmen in the foreground practicing and simulating the operation of machine guns

the interior of the cap is of a grey satin material and marked “0/0125/0197 56”

and worked as a farm hand in his civilian life

set within a ring of blue enamel bearing a gilt institution date of “1866” with arabesques

Germany, Heer. A Set of Cavalry/Reconnaissance Oberst Rank Insignia Newly Listed 1864 by Queen Isabel II(Heer Insignien fr einen Oberst der Kavallerie). A matching set of Heer Cavalry Reconnaissance Oberst rank insignia, including: 1. A pair of collar tabs, each constructed of dark green wool with rigid buckram cores and topped by dual silver aluminum wire insignia bisected by gold bullion wire tresses, both unmarked and measuring 40 mm (w) x 70 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue throughout, in better than very fine condition. 2. A pair of