Shoulder Board ID

[Ammersee]

I bought an EK2 last week and this board was attached to it. I collect EK2's but not boards so this is trading material.

Can someone tell me any info about it? I know nothing about boards and am not even sure it is German. The clip is attached very well as is the ring at the bottom. I don't think they could be removed very easily without damaging the board.

I've seen several boards recently go for around $50 US. With the clip and condition, would this one be worth more or less than that? Thanks, Ammersee

[Ammersee]

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[Chip M]

Ammersee,

It represents a late war German shoulder board. The "T" is a Telegraphen officer's device. The strap has the double piping of the Nachrichtentruppen, which was introduced in the Spring of 1918. The green darts in the cord indicate a Saxon officer. So it is all correct, though it is missing something that would have hung from the bottom of the board. It's a nice little souvenir of the war that would have been worn by a veteran. I think the value you mentioned is about right.

Chip

[Hoss]

Ammersee
You can allways find a EC2, but how often do find one attached to a Nice Board?
Maybe they were together for a reason, why wouldnt you leave them so?

Eric

[Ammersee]

Thanks for the info Chip. It had an EK2 with a scarce maker mark that I wanted for my collection. A "JWS". There's no name to tie with them and there's no way to tell if those two items have been together since 1918 or since last week. The ring holding them together is bright silver with no patina and looks newly made to me, so who can say. And like you said Eric, you can always find an EK2 and put it back the way it was when I found it. Ammersee