Original Imperial Russian WWI Scarce 3rd Artillery Shoulder Board & Belt Buckle Japanese Replica most of the Model 1840

most of the Model 1840 flintlocks ended up being converted to percussion locks before reaching the field

The pull pin and cover are unfortunately missing

The serial number is 1441

It is marked on the top with HWS (unknown) 1940

Original Imperial Russian WWI Scarce 3rd Artillery Shoulder Board & Belt Buckle Japanese Replica most of the Model 1840Original Items. Only One Group Available. This is an extremely scarce Imperial Russian shoulder board for a Feldwebel, equivalent to a Sergeant, in the 3rd Field Artillery, indicated by the colors, as well as a lovely Imperial belt buckle. The shoulder board measures 5 x 2 and is in great worn condition with some loss of material on the 3. The gold tape band indicates the wearers rank, Feldwebel, or Sergeant. It is incredibly difficult to find any