Russia, Imperial. A Pair of Don Cadet Corps Shoulder Boards, 1902-1917 Pattern Province of China Army 252nd Division Shoulder Board

Army 252nd Division Shoulder Board (red embroidered numbering on black cotton

and a Close Combat Clasp

No tenderness about the joint

The drawstring measures approximately 520 mm long

(1938-1943 issue)

Russia, Imperial. A Pair of Don Cadet Corps Shoulder Boards, 1902-1917 Pattern Province of China Army 252nd Division Shoulder BoardA matching set of III (Don Emperor Alexander III Cadet Corps) shoulder boards, each constructed of dark blue wool with black wool underlays, trimmed with red piping, and bearing a red Corps monogram, the reverse of each retaining an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, the former retaining buttons silvered buttons in an overall pattern indicating issue from 1902 until 1917, both unmarked and measuring 50 mm (w) x 140 mm (l), with