Shoulder Straps - Imperial ? German?

[mmiller]

I have two shoulder straps that I am trying to identify. I had posted them earlier, but the thread was during the 'window' of lost posts, so here they are again. A member in a different WAF sub-forum thought them to be German. I need to figure out what they are before putting them on the estand, so I need your help.

Thanks for Your Comments!
Mark

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[Alan Wilson]

They are both very nice m15 pattern field grey enlisted shoulder straps. The strap with black piping and cypher of King William I is for Leib-Kürassier-Regiment Grosser Kurfurst (Schlesisches) Nr. 1. The strap with red piping and #4 is for Kürassier-Regiment von Driessen (Westfalisches) Nr. 4, Very good find. MIke

[mmiller]

They are both very nice m15 pattern field grey enlisted shoulder straps. The strap with black piping and cypher of King William I is for Leib-Kürassier-Regiment Grosser Kurfurst (Schlesisches) Nr. 1. The strap with red piping and #4 is for Kürassier-Regiment von Driessen (Westfalisches) Nr. 4, Very good find. MIke

Hi Alan,

Thanks for the reply and amazing details. I have never collected Imperial; I always focused on 3R, so the specific details you provided are 'Greek to Me'. Without getting into the "Duh, How Much is it Worth", are the straps something desirable, rare, common, etc.?

Thanks,
Mark

[Alan Wilson]

Hi Mark, both are desirable. I would not consider them rare but they are certainly not common. Mike

[mmiller]

Hi Mark, both are desirable. I would not consider them rare but they are certainly not common. Mike

Thanks. That's what I needed to know. ????