Germany, Imperial. A 40Th Field Artillery Regiment Hauptmann’s Epaulette Auction each of the eagles secured

each of the eagles secured in place on the underside of the collar via dual prongs

loop marked with maker mark of A

a fantastic collection of images of service in France

promoted to Corporal and appointed Acting Sergeant the same day

inscribed “MIL

Germany, Imperial. A 40Th Field Artillery Regiment Hauptmann’s Epaulette Auction each of the eagles secured(Feldartillerie Regiment Nr. 40 Epaulette). A 40th Field Artillery Regiment Hauptmanns epaulette, consisting of a padded red wool base with a magnetic metal wire interior reinforcement, fully trimmed with an array of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire tassels, above an arrangement of black and red threaded tassels, the obverse bearing a bronze crescent border, pinned with dual gilded bronze rank pips, a field artillery cypher, and numerals 49,