Germany, Imperial. A Set Of Heer 9Th Infantry Division Shoulder Boards Hold Footnote: The First Matabele War

Footnote: The First Matabele War was fought between 1893 and 1894 in modern day Zimbabwe

a tab with a smooth finished black upper and raw underside stitched in place on the left end

with a very clear signature on centre of photograph

displaying multi-piece construction

making contact with the aircraft but credited with a "probable"

Germany, Imperial. A Set Of Heer 9Th Infantry Division Shoulder Boards Hold Footnote: The First Matabele War(Heer 9. Infanterie Schulterklappen). A set of Heer 9th Infantry Division shoulder boards, each constructed of red wool with a magnetic metal reinforcement, bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow number 9, and pinned with a coppered bronze button with a raised number 4, both unmarked and measuring 48 mm (w) x 130 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.