Sgoulder Board & Cockade-Era/ID??

[Brig]

picked these up today with a bunch of US stuff, I'm thinking they might be pre-Third Reich, but I don't know. What exactly are they and what eras? The shoulder board is slip on, gold and green overlay, green underlay. the cockade has a splotch of red on it left, and the back has soldering signs that there were prongs or something at one time. thanks

[Brig]

reverses. very salty pieces

[atcase]

Hi Brig,
the cockarde looks to be Imperial to me like the type worn on the pork-pie hats ? may be a plug in the Imperial forum will help as well.
Ashley

[Brig]

okay thanks!

[Garth Thompson]

picked these up today with a bunch of US stuff, I'm thinking they might be pre-Third Reich, but I don't know. What exactly are they and what eras? The shoulder board is slip on, gold and green overlay, green underlay. the cockade has a splotch of red on it left, and the back has soldering signs that there were prongs or something at one time. thanks

The shouder board is a pre-TR Customs offical.
Garth

[Brig]

so it's Weimer-Republic era? or Imperial?

in other words, which ryker case should I put it in?

[Rick Research]

The "Meister" level board could also well be Schutzpolizei. I couldn't say Imperial or Weimar, since references are so hard to come by.

The cockade is from Württemberg and was originally black-red-black. The paint on these enlisted men's "Benny Hill" cap cockades is often chipped loose from age and wear. No later than WW1.

[Brig]

awesome, a nice, old cockade to help fill up my pathetic Imperial ryker!

thanks, I'll have to do more research on the board