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Shoulder Straps for Dragoner-Regt. 17, Mecklenburg


Fritz

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A pair of shoulder straps for the peacetime uniform of Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Dragoner-Regiment 17 in Ludwigslust.

The uniform was a lightish cornflower blue, which could vary in tone, all buttons were bright copper coloured, all facings bright red, the collar and swedish cuffs had yellow Gardelitzen, the shoulder straps bore a mirrored FF Monogram for Friedrich Franz III. von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. These shoulder straps were on all other ranks uniforms up to and including the rank of Wachtmeister. The straps are not quite a matching pair, but almost identical. Extremely rare. Shoulder straps on the peacetime uniform were always stitch-in variety.

 

Alfred Gottwald from Wandsbek, served in this regiment during WW1 and before (1892-1961)

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A complete uniform figurine of an officer of Dragoner-Regiment 17, from an auction several years ago

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