Germany, Heer. A Set Of Tropical Motorcycle Troops Unteroffizier Shoulder Straps Auction Each sleeve cuff has a

Each sleeve cuff has a 130 mm vertical slit with tan-coloured bakelite buttons on the interior and exterior allowing the cuff to be rolled up and fixed in place

Both unnamed examples

published in 1914

Captain Vavrin was on patrol with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade

fabrication marked "JAPAN" on the reverse

Germany, Heer. A Set Of Tropical Motorcycle Troops Unteroffizier Shoulder Straps Auction Each sleeve cuff has a(Heer Tropen Schulterklappen fr Unteroffizier der Kradschtzentruppe). A matching set of Heer Motorcycle Troops Unteroffizier shoulder straps, each constructed of an olive drab cotton twill base with a field grey wool underlay, trimmed with copper brown piping, and bordered by golden brown rayon tresses, the reverse of each bearing an integrated strap with a reinforced buttonhole, both unmarked and measuring 50 mm (w) x 112 mm (l), in extremely fine