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C021358 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH, LIEUTENANT'S SHOULDER RANK INSIGNIA.
BACKGROUND:
The rank insignia used by officers in the British and Commonwealth forces during the second world war consisted of four pieces of insignia used in combinations to create the rank designations. These were the crown, star or pip, a crossed saber and baton and crossed batons with gilt and gilt enamel used on best dress, brass being used on service dress and cloth used on battle dress. During the early years of the war and a few years before khaki rank insignia were sewn onto colored backing but later in the war they were embroidered directly on the colored backing. The colored backing represented the unit and was the same color as regimental shoulder flashes.PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: A green-khaki cloth shoulder strap slide with two sewn on embroidered light and dark brown stars (pips) on a red felt background. The pips are embroidered directly to the background indicating late war manufacture. The red indicates possibly the branch of artillery. The slide is in good condition with some minor age fading, a couple of picks to the material and the stitching to the edge of one pip separating.
GRADE **** PRICE $27.00
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